Pump up the Jam
The smallest of the blood vessels, where oxygen exchange takes place peripherally.
What are capillaries?
Australian Cattle Dog
What is herding?
This type of disease can be transmitted from animal to human.
What is a zoonotic disease?
This is a hole in the body wall, either congenital or due to injury, typically seen at the umbilicus or the inguinal region.
What is a hernia?
This is the opening from the stomach to the small intestine.
What is the pylorus?
This is the major blood vessel that leaves the heart from the left ventricle.
What is the aorta?
Golden Retriever
What is sporting?
Although called ringworm, this infection is not caused by a worm but by a _____.
What is a fungus?
This surgical procedure removed stones from the bladder.
What is a cystotomy?
The small intestines are divided into three sections, this is the terminal section of the small intestine.
What is the ileum?
This valve separates the right atrium and right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve?
Great Pyrenees
What is working?
Rabies disease affects this part of the body.
What is the central nervous system/brain?
The complete removal of one or both eyeballs.
What is an enucleation?
This organ stores bile and releases it into the duodenum.
What is the gallbladder?
This symptom presents as small, flat, red or purple spots caused by bleeding capillaries.
What is petechiae?
Dachshund
What is a hound?
This disease is caused by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia Burgdorfer.
What is lyme disease?
This condition is surgically corrected by making an incision and rotates the eyelids away from the cornea to prevent eyelashes from rubbing on the cornea.
What is entropion?
The intestines are held in place by this structure.
What is the mesentery?
Heartworm disease, valvular disease and cardiomyopathy are all factors that may lead to this condition.
What is congestive heart failure?
Borzoi
What is a sighthound?
The 4DX tests for tick borne and heart worm diseases. The marker for the tick borne diseases are antibodies. This is the marker for heart worm.
What is an antigen?
This surgical procedure is often performed preventatively along with a spay in deep chested dogs to prevent bloat.
What is a gastropexy?
The pancreas creates and releases many enzymes and hormones. This enzyme is released into the GI tract specifically to break down carbohydrates.
What is amylase?