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veterinary terminology related to pocket pets

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Term
Definition
Agouti   mixture of two or more colors  
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Jirds   burrowing rodents  
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Kit (gerbil)   young gerbil  
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Sire   male / dad  
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Dam   female / mom  
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Diurnal   sleeps during the night and active during the day  
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Hob   intact male ferret  
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Jill   intact female ferret  
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Gib   neutered male ferret  
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Sprite   spayed female ferret  
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kit (ferret)   young ferret  
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kindling (ferret)   giving birth to ferrets  
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Mask   black coloring around eyes on face  
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Hoglet   young hedgehog  
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Herd (hedgehog)   group of hedgehogs  
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Self-anointed   depositing frothy saliva over shoulders on quills  
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Quills   spines located over back and body  
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Kit (chinchilla)   baby chinchilla  
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Litter (chinchilla)   group of newborn chinchillas  
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Dust bath   special dust substance rolled in to hydrate and cleanse fur  
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Offspring   babies / children  
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Murine   mouse or rat  
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Pup (murine)   young mouse or rat  
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Nocturnal   sleeps during the day and active at night  
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Snout   nose and mouth area  
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Hooded   rat variety-white body, brown or black head and shoulders  
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Ad lib   as much as they want  
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Anogenital   area of the body viewed to determine sex of animal  
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Penile area   area where male urinates  
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Benign   noncancerous  
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Malignant   cancerous  
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Cheek pouch   open areas inside cheek used to store food  
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Incisors   long teeth located in upper and lower jaw  
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Burrow   tunnel  
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Hibernate   natural condition when temperature drops where animal goes into deep sleep and body systems slow down  
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Defensive reaction   protecting self from danger - biting/scratching  
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Cannibalism   kill / eat another of same specie  
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Topical   medicine or chemical applied to the outside of the skin  
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Cavy   guinea pig  
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Boar (guinea pig)   intact male guinea pig  
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Sow (guinea pig)   intact female guinea pig  
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Kit (guinea pig)   young guinea pig  
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Vitamin C   supplement required in guinea pig's diet  
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