Vet Canine Vocab Game

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Across
  1. 4. gradual withdrawal of mother's milk, substituting with puppy or kitten food
  2. 7. exocrine glands found in most mammals
  3. 11. lack of appetite
  4. 13. parasitic worm that affects small intestines
  5. 15. flat, segmented intestinal parasite
  6. 16. beneath, or under, all the layers of the skin
  7. 18. projecting jaws and nose of an animal
  8. 19. purpose is to produce a fluid with a strong odor
  9. 21. disease transmissible between animals and humans
  10. 22. species name of dogs/domestic dogs
  11. 24. medical condition caused by a toxin that affects the nerves, spinal cord, and brain causing muscle spasms
  12. 25. inflammation of the liver from consuming feces, saliva, nasal discharge or unrine from infected dogs
  13. 28. investigation of an animal to determine an amimals health using inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, and smell
  14. 29. baby stage of heartworm
  15. 30. bacterial illness that can be transmitted by certian species of ticks
Down
  1. 1. __ rescues and restrains both domestic and wild animals
  2. 2. bacterial zoonotic disease of dogs
  3. 3. unable to stand due to loss of consciousness, pain, or inability to control their bodies
  4. 5. dog growling, showing teeth, head lowered down to ground, tail raised & bristled, and a stiff stance
  5. 6. removal gonads (ovaries or testes)
  6. 8. a viral disease of dogs, associated with respiratory, digestive or neurologic symptoms
  7. 9. fungal infection of skin
  8. 10. a specific chemical to calm animals
  9. 12. process of adapting individual to fit into its society
  10. 14. surgical removal of one or both
  11. 17. fatal but preventable viral disease
  12. 20. the removal of claw on a cat
  13. 23. a drug used to treat infections of animals with parastic worms
  14. 26. the study of how animals work, and investigates the biological processes that occur for animal life to exist
  15. 27. a highly contagious viral disease