Companion Animal Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. the total amount of feed an animal has in a 24-hour period
  2. 5. external parasite in dogs
  3. 7. surgery to make a person or animal unable to produce offspring.
  4. 8. increase in size of muscle, bone, and organs
  5. 9. burrowing rodent with a short tail and large cheek pouches for carrying food
  6. 10. An animal that is a pet
  7. 11. keeping the body at a constant rate
  8. 13. Man's best friend
  9. 15. an animal that is distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly.
  10. 17. the surgical removal of the uterine organs to prevent impregnation
  11. 21. the condition of being populated with excessively large numbers.
  12. 22. Someone who treats animals when sick
  13. 23. spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter
  14. 24. only sweat glands on a dog
Down
  1. 1. dogs that help police in their job as well as help in ranch work.
  2. 2. a bond between a pet owner and their pets
  3. 4. is the removal of the testicles through castration, making the male incapable of inseminating the female
  4. 6. to kill an incurable ill or injured animal to relieve suffering
  5. 10. Likes to chase mice
  6. 12. active at night
  7. 14. eat both plants and animals
  8. 16. a plant-eating mammal with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.
  9. 18. Dogs: help deaf people
  10. 19. to abandon something
  11. 20. dogs that notify owner of a future seizure, giving the owner time to obtain medical help