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Med Term
Ch 18 Like Cats and Dogs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| secretory tissues composed of apocrine and sebaceous glands located in the anal sac; may play a role in territorial marking, defense mechanism, or as pheromone | anal glands |
| pair of pouches that store an oily, foul-smelling fluid secreted by the anal glands located in the skin between the internal and external anal sphincters | anal sacs |
| large, shearing cheek tooth; upper fourth premolar and lower first molar in dogs, and upper third premolar and lower first molar in cats, may develop abscesses secondary to trauma/disease | carnassial tooth |
| syndrome characterized by excess fat accumulation in the liver of cats that typically occurs after a period of anorexia | hepatic lipidosis |
| species that ovulates only as a result of sexual activity (cats, rabbits, ferrets, llamas, camels, and mink) | induced ovulator |
| more than the normal number of digits | polydactyl |
| type of long fur on cats (and other species) | angora |
| mixture of black and other colored hair; black is uniformly mixed throughout the hair coat | brindle |
| cat with three colors of fur (black, orange, and white); usually female | calico |
| cat breed that has long guard hairs | domestic long hair/ DLH |
| cat breed that has short guard hairs | domestic short hair/ DSH |
| two-toned feline fur with stripes | mackerel tabby |
| mixed breed of any animal | mongrel |
| member of a recognized breed | purebred |
| orange-brown color with ticking of dark brown or black | ruddy |
| one-color fur | self |
| feline fur with two colors that may be in stripes or spots | tabby |
| fur in which darker colors are found on the tips of each guard hair | ticked coat |
| fur coat that has guard hairs with darker tips mixed in | ticking |
| feline fur with two colors (orange and black) producing a spotted or blotched pattern | tortiseshell |
| food available at all times so it can be consumed when and how much they want | ad libitum feeding/free choice |
| practice of grooming other members of the same social groups | allogrooming |
| organization that oversees the animal feed industry and ensures that regulations governing the industry are followed | association of American feed control officials/ aafco |
| sheen of a coat in top condition | bloom |
| place where cats are raised or kept | cattery |
| designation a dog earns by meeting AKC qualifying requirements | champion |
| chain collar that operates like a noose; the tighter the leash is pulled, the tighter the collar becomes around the dog's neck | choke chain |
| fabric, nylon, or leather strap that fits around a dog's neck to provide control | collar |
| physical makeup of an animal | constitution |
| ingestion of feces | coprophagy |
| surgical procedure that cuts vocal folds to soften a dog's bark | debraking/devocalization |
| tame and easygoing | docile |
| fluffy tail of a long haired cat | brush |
| flavoring ingredient in pet foods made from digesting animal tissue with enzymes | digest |
| lacking shine to haircoat; also used to describe behavior more lethargic than normal | dull |
| device places around the neck and head of dogs or cats to prevent them from traumatizing an area | Elizabethan collar, e-collar |
| inducing death of an animal quickly and painlessly | euthanasia |
| person who is actively involved in breeding purebred dogs or cats | facier |
| wild; not domesticated | feral |
| food-storing device that drops food into a dish as it is consumed | food hopper |
| way an animal moves | gait |
| white paws | gloves |
| information on a commercial bag of food that describes the nutrients found in that food | guaranteed analysis |
| series of straps that fit around the shoulders of a dog to provide control | harness |
| nylon piece of equipment that fits around the muzzle and behind the ears of a dog, giving the handler control of the dog; considered more humane than choke chain | head halter |
| facility where dogs are housed | kennel |
| repetitive massaging motion of the paws | kneading |
| strap connecting a dog's collar to the handlers hand | leash |
| sex drive of an animal | libido |
| feeding only a certain amount of food in a given time | limit feeding |
| container filled with an absorbent material in which a cat defecates or urinates | litter pan/box |
| shine | luster |
| coloration around the eyes and face of a cat (Siamese) or darker color face especially around the eyes in dogs | mask |
| breed developed in nature, not by human selection | natural breed |
| amount of food present in a feed container; required by the FDA to be on all feed packages | net quality statement |
| statement on a feed packages indicating whether the feed meets nutritional requirements from a feed trial | nutritional adequacy statement |
| excessive fat accumulation in the body | obesity |
| animal that must have a meat-based diet; cats are this | obligate carnivore |
| cat registered with the CFA or other breed association | pedigreed cat |
| animal that shows the characteristics of the breed, but lacks the characteristics to be sold as a show or breeding animal | pet quality |
| color of nose (mask), ears, tail, and feet of an animal | points/ colorpoints |
| isolation of animals to determine whether they have or carry a disease | quarantine |
| ability to draw back; feline claws | retractile |
| hair around the neck that in some breeds is brushed up to frame the face | ruff |
| inherited trait associated with the sex of the animal | sex-linked trait |
| determining the sex of young animals by identifying the shape of the genital opening and the anogenital distance | sexing |
| shininess or luster | sheen |
| exposure of a young animals to a wide variety of stimuli, locations, people, and animals to familiarize them with such experience | socialization |
| strong and steady while on point | staunch |
| urination on objects to mark territory | spraying |
| inflammation of fat, usually caused by feeding cats too much oily fish | steatitis/ yellow fat disease |
| animal with no home or owner | stray |
| male animal used for breeding purposes | stud |
| emotional and mental qualities of an individual | temperament/ disposititon |
| when dogs mate, the swelling near the base of the dog's penis enlarges and temporarily binds the stud to the bitch during copulation | tie |
| working every bit of ground and cover | thorough |
| offspring that shows an ancestor's characteristic that has not appeared in previous generations | throwback |
| showing lack of confidence or shy | timid |
| tuft hair on top of the head | topknot |
| very dense, soft, short hair that is found beneath the longer, coarser guard hairs | underfur/undercoat |
| not thriving | unthrifty |
| healthy growth; also means high energy | vigor |
| hair coat that has stiff hairs | wire coate |
| adenovirus infection in canines that causes signs of upper respiratory disease | canine adenovirus 2 |
| highly contagious paramyxovirus infection in canines that is associated with respiratory, digestive, muscular, and neurologic signs | canine distemper virus |
| highly contagious adenovirus 1 infection in canines that is associated with ocular (blue eye) , abdominal, and liver signs | canine hepatitis |
| herpes-virus infection in canines that primarily affects newborn puppies and is associated with listlessness, nasal discharge, rash, neurologic signs, and death | canine herpes-virus / CHV |
| paramyxovirus infection of canines that contributes to upper respiratory infections and causes subclinical brochitis | canine parainfluenza virus |
| highly contagious parvovirus infection in canines that is associated with severe diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and leukopenia | canine parvovirus |
| coronavirus that causes gastrointestinal disease in dogs and gastrointestinal and systemic disease in cats that is usually spread through contaminated feces; known as feline infectious peritonitis (FIP); abbreviated CCV in dogs | coronavirus |
| inactivated toxin from the western diamondback rattlesnake used in dogs to reduce morbidity and mortality due to envenomation by the snake | Crotalus atrox toxoid |
| picornavirus infection in felines that is associated with upper respiratory and ocular infections | feline calicivirus |
| bacterial infection in felines caused by the bacterium chlamydophila psittaci that is associated with upper respiratory and ocular infections | feline chlamydia |
| lentivirus infection in felines that initially presents with fever and lymphadenopathy that over a long period of time progresses to a wide range of clinical signs such as anemia, lethargy, weight loss, and secondary infections (FIV) | feline immunodeficiency virus |
| coronavirus infection in felines that is characterized by an insidious onset, fever, and weight loss, wet form has peritoneal or pleural effusions; dry has pyogranulomas in any location | feline infectious peritonitis/ FIP |
| feline retrovirus that may produce elevated numbers of abnormal leukocytes, immune suppression, cancer, and illness associated with immune suppression | feline leukemia/ FeLV |
| parvovirus infection of felines that is associated with fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and a decrease in all types of white blood cells; feline distemper | feline panleukopenia virus |
| herpes-virus infection in felines that is associated with upper respiratory and ocular infections | feline rhinotracheitis virus |
| protozoan that may cause asymptomatic disease of cause diarrhea in dogs and cats | giardia lamblia |
| upper respiratory infection caused by the bacteriumbordetella brochiseptica that produces a severe hacking cough | infectious tracheobronchitis/kennel cough |
| bacterial disease caused by various serotypes of Leptospira; signs include renal failure, jaundice, fever, and abortion | leptospirosis |
| bacterial disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi transported by a tick vector; associated with fever, anorexia, joint disorders, and occasionally neurologic signs | Lyme disease/ Lyme borreliosis |
| fatal zoonotic rhabdovirus infection of all warm-blooded animals that causes neurologic signs, transmitted by a bite or infected body fluid, abbreviated RV | rabies virus |
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