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Companion Animal Glossary

Last Updated: May 08, 2012

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Acetyl CoA

AAFCO

Acute

Ad libitum

Adipsia

Agility

Agonistic

Albino

Alleles

Allergy

Allogrooming

Alopecia

Altered (Fixed)

Amino Acids

Anemia

Anesthesia

Animal Welfare

Anogenital Distance

Anorexia

Antibodies

Anticoagulant

Arachnids

Artificial Insemination

Aviary

Bacteremia

Barbering

BARF

Bird Dog

Bitch

Bite

Bite Inhibition

Bladder

Bloat

Boar

Board

Body Condition

Bordetellosis

Brachycephalic

Bradycardia

Breed

Breeder

Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)

Buck

Bully Breeds

Bunting

Burrow

Caloric Density

Carapace

Castration

Cheek Pouches

Chronic

Clicker

Coat

Cock

Colostrum

Collar

Companion Animal

Conditioned Reinforcer

Crate

Crating

Crepuscular

Crest

Crude Fat

Crude Fiber

Cry

Cryptorchidism

Culling

Cystitis

Dam

Declawed

Demodectic Mange

Dewlap

Digestible Energy

Dimorphic

Diurnal

Doe

Domestic

Double Coat

Dysecdysis

Ecdysis

Ectoparasites

Endoparasites

Erythema

Ethology

Ex-Pen

Eye Caps

Fatty Acids

Febrile

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Feline Leukemia Virus

Feral

Ferment

Fledge

Fledgling

Foraging

Gestation

Get

Gib

Gingivitis

Granulomatous

GRAS

Groom

Gun Dog

Heat

Hematoma

Hen

Hob

Hoblet

Hock

Hookworms

Hormones

Homeostasis

Hybrid

Hyperglycemia

Hypoglycemia

Hypothermia

Hyperthermia

Inbreeding

Incisors

Induced Ovulator

Interbreeding

Intermediate Host

Jill

Kennel

Kennels

Kidney

Kill Shelter

Kit

Lameness

Legume Hay

Lethargy

Listlessness

Litter

Luxation

Maintenance

Malocclusion

Metabolic Bone Disease

Metabolism

Microchip

Moggy (Moggie)

Molars

Molt

Mongrel

Monogenic

Monomorphic

Muzzle

Myiasis

Neoplasm

Nesting Behavior

Neurochemicals

Neutered

Nocturnal

No-Kill Shelter

Nordic Breeds

Nutrients

Opportunistic Pathogens

Ossification

Osteotomy

Ovariohysterectomy

Ovulate

Oxytocin

Palpate

Pasteurellosis

Pedigree

Pheromones

Pinch Collar

Pin Feathers

Pinkie

Placenta

Plastron

Pocket Pet

Pododermatitis

Polygenic

Proglottids

Prolapse

Prong Collar

Puppy

Purebred

Pyometra

Queen (Feline)

Quick

Roughage

Roundworm

Salmonellosis

Sarcoptic Mange

Scent

Scute

Seeing Eye Dog

Seizures

Shock

Social Hierarchy

Socialization

Sow

Spay

Tapeworm

Tattoo

Tom (feline)

Top Coat

Toxemia

Toy Dog

Trap, Neuter, Release (or Return, aka TNR)

Turgid

Undercoat

Uremia

Ureter

Urethra

Viremia

Volvulus

Weaned

Wet Dermatitis

Whelping Pen

Xenophobia

Zoonosis

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