VMT Chapter 18 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Anal glands | secretory tissue in the anal |
Anal sacs | 2 pouches that store oily, smelly fluid secreted by anal glads, found in the skin between internal and external the anal (4o'clock & 8o'clock) |
Hepatic lipidosis | excess fat accumulation in the liver, cats get it after a period of anorexia |
Induces ovulator | species that ovulates only as a result go sexual activity (cats, rabbits,ferrets, llamas, camels, minks) |
Polydactyly | more than the normal number of digits |
Calico | cats with 3 colors of furs |
Mackerel tabby | 2 toned feline fur with stripes |
Mongrel | mixed breed |
Purebred | member of a recognized breed |
Ruddy | orange-brown color with ticking of dark brown or black |
Self | one-color fur |
Ticking | fur coat that has guard hairs with darker tips mixed in |
Tortoiseshell | cat fur with 2 colors (orange/black) producing a spotted or blotched pattern |
Coprophagy | eating poop |
Debarking / Devocalization | cut the vocal folds to soften dogs bark |
Docile | tame |
Dull | lacking shine to coat |
Elizabethan collar | the cone or E-collar |
Euthanasia | inducing death (putting to sleep) |
Feral | wild, not domesticated |
Luster | shine |
Obligate carnivore | has to eat meat-basted diet (cats) |
Quarantine | isolation of animals to determine whether they have or carry a disease |
Socialization | exposure |
Steatitis | inflammation of fat from too much oily fish (cats) |
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