Large Animal
What is the name of the restraining device that is used on the legs of cattle to prevent kicking?
Hobbles
What is the general term for giving birth?
Parturition
What is the term for an abnormal heart rhythm that may be seen on an EKG?
Arrhythmia
What is the disease that can cause increased thickness of the left ventricle wall and a small ventricular lumen most commonly seen in felines?
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
What is a baby rabbit called?
Kit
If a cow or bovid needs to be placed lateral recumbency, which side is the safest?
Right side down
How many days does it typically take for puppies and kittens eyes usually open?
10-14 days
What transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium?
Pulmonary Vein
What is the correct term that is used when referring to inflammation of the bile ducts?
Cholangitis
Female ferrets who have not been spayed could likely develop what?
Estrogen Toxicity
Which intestinal protozoan is commonly found in ruminants?
Eimeria
Twenty-four hours prior to giving birth, the mother's temperature will drop how many degrees indicating that parturition is near?
1-2 degrees
What medication is used as a loop diuretic used in congestive heart failure patients?
Furosemide
What disease is caused by adrenal gland atrophy or destruction, resulting in inadequate secretion of primarily cortisol and aldosterone?
Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison Disease)
Rhinitis in rabbits is also known as what?
Snuffles
Horses develop enamel points on which surfaces of the teeth?
Buccal edge of the upper arcade and lingual edge of the lower arcade
What condition can be seen in females, usually postpartum and nursing, that may show clinical signs of muscle switching, seizures, drooling, fever and restlessness?
Eclampsia
What condition is seen with a weakened and enlarged heart; that may be seen with taurine deficiencies?
Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
What type of fracture is commonly seen in young, growing animals that can result in limb deformities?
Salter-Harris
(fracture on growth plate)
What is the name for the sternum in birds?
Keel
What is the term used when administering liquids directly into the oral cavity of cattle?
Drenching
What medication may be used in neonates that may help stimulate breathing?
Doxapram (Dopram)
What cardiac cycle occurs when the ventricles are contracting?
Systole
What endocrine disease results in weight loss and a ravenous appetite in cats?
Hyperthyroidism
How much blood can you take from a bird?
1% of body weight