the essential nutrient
The source of water provided to an animal needs to be these three things.
What is fresh, clean, and palatable?
Besides age and activity level, these two factors could change how much water an animal drinks.
(list any two of the following) What are outside temperature, whether or not an animal is pregnant or lactating, illness, sodium intake, personality, behavior, type of diet, and mental state?
Calves are the animal most likely to suffer from this condition, which results from excessive water consumption, and can even lead to death fairly quickly.
What is water intoxication?
Thirst is a sign of this condition, which occurs when the Na+ concentration in the blood is abnormally low.
What is hyponatremia?
Foods higher in this nutrient increase an animal’s thirst.
What is protein?
Water lubricates joints and tendons, regulates body temperature, and rids the body of this.
What is waste (in the form of urine, feces, and sometimes sweat)?
The medical term for it is polydipsia, and for cats, this typically means consumption in excess of 45 mL per kg of body weight. (90 mL+ per kg for dogs)
What is increased thirst?
These are three of the major functions of water within the body.
(list any of the following) What is to hydrate cells, to regulate body temperature, to remove waste, to cushion the brain and spinal cord, to lubricate joints, to enable metabolic processes?
While the water composition of organisms varies, human bodies are typically composed of this amount.
What is 60 – 75 percent?
This is a general rule to follow when deciding how much water to give an animal.
What is ad libitum?
Water aids the smooth movement of joints in an organism’s body by acting as this viscous substance.
What is a lubricant?
This type of water is produced as a result of chemical reactions in an animal’s body.
What is metabolic water?
A dog may have polyuria if s/he produces more than this amount of urine per day.
What is 45 mL per kg of body weight? (40 mL+ per kg for cats)
To prevent water intoxication, calves should have access to salt licks in this fashion, which means without restriction.
What is ad libitum?
A dog walking from the couch to the door is an example of this type of exercise.
What is incidental exercise?
Polydipsia is a hallmark of this disease.
What is diabetes?
This will kill an animal well in advance of starvation.
What is thirst?
Products made from grain seem dry, but they are actually comprised of up to this amount of water.
What is one-third?
Palatibility
What is the degree to which the taste of water (or food) is acceptable to an animal?
This is the term for tenting of an animal’s skin; if the skin fails to bounce back immediately, it could signal dehydration.
What is turgor?