Parasites
Hematology
Toxins
Nutrition
Behavior
100
The most common internal parasite in dogs and cats.
What is roundworm?
100
The most common type of blood cell on a smear
What is a red blood cell/erythrocyte?
100
This popular Easter plant causes kidney failure in cats if ingested.
What are lilies?
100
This type of diet is risky due to potential for bacterial contamination of the food.
What are raw diets?
100
A thing that increases the behavior it follows.
What is a reward?
200
The host where the parasite reaches adult form
What is a definitive host?
200
The type of tube you would use for a CBC.
What is a lavender top tube (LTT)?
200
Ingestion of this toxic substance has increased in pets since legalization in Washington State.
What is marijuana?
200
This is an association of feed control officials involved in regulation of animal food.
What is AAFCO?
200
Adding something aversive.
What is positive punishment?
300
This parasite has an indirect life cycle, and can be transferred to the definitive host from a flea.
What is tapeworm?
300
The tube used for a blood chemistry.
What is a red top tube (RTT)?
300
This OTC human pain medication can be quickly fatal to cats if ingested.
What is Tylenol/acetaminophen?
300
This amino acid must be provided in the feline diet.
What is taurine?
300
Two calming signals involving the mouth in dogs.
What is lick lip and yawning?
400
This parasite is a mite which can cause mange.
What is demodex OR scabies?
400
The liquid portion of blood with clotting factors present.
What is plasma?
400
This candy, often bought at gift stores in Hawaii, has two toxins present that can make pets sick.
What are chocolate covered macadamia nuts?
400
This part of a food label is the percentage of various elements in the diet - crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, moisture, and ash.
What is Guaranteed Analysis?
400
This cat behavior involving the eyes is thought to signal contentment.
What is the slow blink?
500
Giardia and coccidia are this type of parasite
What is protozoa?
500
This measures the percentage of RBCs in blood
What is hematocrit (HCT) or packed cell volume (PCV)?
500
Giving this to pets who have ingested certain toxins helps to bind the toxins internally and make the toxins inert.
What is activated charcoal?
500
These are the fat-soluble vitamins, and they have the potential to build up to toxic levels in an animal.
What are vitamins D, E, A, and K?
500
In clicker training, the click sound becomes this type of stimulus after being paired with a food treat.
What is a conditioned stimulus?
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