Canine Nutrition

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What type of nutrient is NOT necessary in a dog's diet? Carbohydrate Essential fatty acids Protein Fat

2. What vitamin is not necessary in a dog's diet? Vitamin A Vitamin C Riboflavin Thiamine

3. Feeding large quantities of garlic to your dog helps to repel fleas. True False

4. You should feed a large-breed puppy puppy food until it is one year old because adult foods do not have enough nutrients for the puppy. True False

5. Giving growing puppies calcium supplementation is a good idea. True False

6. What is the most common dietary problem suffered by dogs in the US? Food allergies Dry skin Obesity Vitamin deficiencies

7. High levels of dietary fat cause many health problems in non-overweight dogs. True False

8. Why can feeding too much liver to a dog be dangerous? It contains too many stored toxins It is too fatty It can cause constipation It can cause Vitamin A poisoning

9. Dogs can thrive on a diet of meat alone. True False

10. An older, somewhat overweight female dog makes a midnight excursion into the garbage pail, eating all of the fat from the Christmas ham. Shortly afterwards, she begins to vomit and has severe diarrhea. What is the most likely diagnosis? Gastroenteritis Bloat Food poisoning Pancreatitis