Animal Behaviors
Animals naturally have these behaviors
Instincts
Route of a lotion, salve, or ointment
topical
Water
First animal species to be domesticated
What is a dog?
Purina, Farmer's Dog, Iams
Brand or company that makes the product
What is the most expensive part of pet ownership
Food
How often a medication is to be administered
frequency
Deficiency
Most popular pet species in the US
What is a cat?
Ingredients are listed in what order
most to least
neuter
Diseases that can be transferred from people to animals and animals to people
Zoonotic
High quality protein is most important for which two life stages or activities
Young animals, lactating animals, high performance animals
Provide emotional assistant to owner
Feeding instructions are based on
Weight of animal. stage of life
First type of restraint to be used when controlling an animal
verbal
most reliable sign that an animal is sick
temperature
Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium
Help people with disabilities
What is a service dog?
2 tablets t.i.d. ac po
2 tablets, three times a day, before meals, orally
Believe that animals should not be kept as pets, eaten, or used for any kind of service
animal rights
who can diagnose and prescribe a medication for an animal
vet that has examined that particular animal
Sled pulling, animal/property guarding, herding
Working Dog
How many mg are given in one 24 hour day?
give two 250 mg tablets b.i.d p.o
tablet @ 250mg = 1,000 mg