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VMT Chapter 18
Need to know!
| 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) |