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1
Question
What should you do if you catch your cat urinating on your bed?
Answer
Don't do anything now, but initiate a plan to change your cat's behaviour.
2
Question
When is the best time to counsel a client about housetraining?
Answer
When a pup is eight weeks old.
3
Question
What special tests do we run in geriatric cats to diagnose diseases unique to this age group?
Answer
Blood tests and urine tests.
4
Question
Once a cat has been bred, how many days later is palpation most effective for diagnosing pregnancy?
Answer
18 to 28 days.
5
Question
What is an infection in the uterus called?
Answer
Pyometra.
6
Question
The word veterinarian has its roots in which of the following?
Answer
Ancient Rome.
7
Question
When a male dog is castrated, which organs are removed?
Answer
The testicles.
8
Question
What percentage of mammary tumors are malignant in dogs and cats?
Answer
40% in dogs and 95% in cats.
9
Question
What is the optimal interval between vaccines in puppies and kittens when giving initial vaccines?
Answer
Four weeks.
10
Question
When is a puppy considered to be protected from disease by vaccines and is safe to go outside?
Answer
Two weeks after the last vaccination in the series.
11
Question
What procedure helps avoid vaccinosis?
Answer
Only give the vaccines that are necessary.
12
Question
What statement regarding vaccines is true?
Answer
Adjuvants are added to noninfectious vaccines to boost the immune response.
13
Question
What is the most common route of administration for vaccines?
Answer
Subcutaneous.
14
Question
What type of intestinal worm is Toxocara canis?
Answer
A roundworm.
15
Question
What is the transtracheal migration path of a roundworm?
Answer
The intestine, liver, and lungs.
16
Question
How long does it take for an adult heartworm to form once a mosquito has injected a microfilariae into a dog?
Answer
Six months.
17
Question
Which worm only infests cats?
Answer
Toxocara cati.
18
Question
How is toxoplasmosis transmitted to people?
Answer
Cat feces and undercooked meat.
19
Question
Which of the following is true for diets that prevent FLUTD?
Answer
They're low in magnesium and produce an acidic urine.
20
Question
What type of diet should you feed geriatric patients?
Answer
A diet that's low in salt and low in protein.
21
Question
Which one of the following isn't a recognized life stage?
Answer
Recovering from surgery.
22
Question
What statement is true?
Answer
Protein is a source of amino acids.
23
Question
Based on the following ingredient, which diet contains the best quality meat protein?
Answer
Lamb.
24
Question
When dealing with the stages of grief with a client, what is important to remember?
Answer
A client feeling guilty is a normal part of grief.
25
Question
What injectable drug do veterinarians use to euthanize pets?
Answer
Pentobarbital.
26
Question
What procedure helps children cope with the death of a pet?
Answer
Answer all their questions truthfully.
27
Question
If a client suggests she caused her pet's terminal illness because she gave tap water rather than bottled water, what stage of grief is she in?
Answer
Guilt.
28
Question
What is the best way to handle a client in the anger/depression stage of grief?
Answer
Tell them their feelings are normal by saying, 'Your pet's death was hard for you'.
29
Question
Which of the following is seen in dogs with fear aggression?
Answer
They growl at the ground or wall.
30
Question
Which type of medication can create a life-threatening allergic reaction in some people?
Answer
Antibiotics.