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Raisins and grapes cause lethal reactions in dogs of all sizes. While the exact cause is still unknown, symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, and most shocking of all, it causes rapid renal failure. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Glazed donut, Cinnamon roll, Peanut butter sandwich

The canine heart is very much like the human heart in that it has four chambers.
They are the left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium and right ventricle. Difficulty: Easy.

 

2, 5, 3

Hotspots have many names, but are basically the same thing. However, do not let this lead you to think that the same thing causes them all. Difficulty: Average.

 

Acute moist dermatitis, Moist eczema, Pyotraumatic dermatitis

CPV (as I will now refer to it) primarily attacks the fast replicating cells of the dog's intestine. In puppies there are cases when the virus attacks the heart tissue; cardiac infections aren't seen as often as intestinal ones. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Brain and intestine, Kidney and bladder, Intestine and spleen

As always, the amount will depend on the dog's size and type. Generally, 100-150 milligrams per kilogram is lethal. Rich chocolates (such as baker's and semisweet) is more deadly than milk chocolate. Caffeine also contains theobromine. This is among the most commonly-discussed warnings to dog owners. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Sugar, Milk, Onions

The name Dirofilaria comes from the Latin words "dirus", meaning fearful, and flium, meaning thread. The etymology of immitis is not mild, so when you put them together you get a fearful not mild thread! Sounds like a Dr. Who nemesis to me... The Dirofilaria genus consists of parasitic roundworms that are small and threadlike. While very small in diameter, the adult immitis worms can grow up to a foot (30 cm) in length. The adult worms are able to produce thousands of live young, called microfilariae, each day. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Cardiac filaria, Filaria Canis immitis, Cardiac Filaria dimities

A general anesthetic is used and the abdomen must be opened, making this a major surgery. Despite this, most dogs are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by the next day and are anxious to go home! Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Spaded, Sprayed, Displayed

Addison's disease, in which the adrenal glands do not work properly, is common in several breeds, but usually occurs in older dogs. In tollers, the mode of inheritance is unknown, but it is suspected to be polygenic. Tollers are the only breed in which the disease regularly appears in puppyhood, sometimes as early as 4 months. In addition, while Addison's disease in older dogs is very treatable, the disease in young tollers often does not respond well to medication and is fatal. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Early-onset hypothyroidism, Late onset Cushing's disease, Diabetes insipidus

Both grapes and raisins can be toxic. Some dogs eat them with, seemingly, no ill effects. However, some dogs become ill after ingesting only a few grapes or raisins. The first symptom is vomiting, followed by acute kidney failure, from which many dogs do not recover. As of yet, the toxin is unknown, nor do we know why some dogs become sick and others eat grapes or raisins without a problem. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Apples, Bananas, Strawberries

The heavy-duty pliers type are best suited for large dogs, and dogs with really hard nails. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Thinning Shears, Stripping Knives, Shedding blade

Dogs do not require any carbohydrates (starches, sugars) in their diet. As carnivores, they can obtain their required nutrients from animal sources. However, most commercial foods are composed primarily of carbohydrates! Difficulty: Hard.

 

Protein, Essential fatty acids, Fat

The behavior you're seeing in poor Prissy is typical of a urinary tract (or bladder) infection. It might even involve stones. Canine urine is usually sterile, but bacteria can still go up the canal to the bladder and cause an infection. This is more common among female dogs, like Prissy. In addition to frequent urination, infected dogs may strain to pee and only pass a small amount at a time. If there are stones involved (which adds to your pet's discomfort), the urine has a high mineral content that is crystalizing into stones that can range in size from as small as a grain of sand to bigger than a marble. Infections are normally treated with antibiotics. Stones are usually treated with a change of diet, surgery, and/or blasting them with sound waves to dissolve them.

Allergies might cause a rash or some kind of intestinal difficulty (but that would more likely show up in the stool and not the urine). Contrary to popular belief, when an animal's behavior changes regarding urination (so that it is more frequent and involves "accidents" in a previously trained dog), it is never due to rebelliousness or behavioral issues, it is always a health problem. There is no such thing as early onset canine Alzheimer's. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

It's allergies., It's a behavioral problem., It's early-onset canine Alzheimer's.

Avocados contain persin in all parts of the fruit and plant. Persin is harmless to humans but is fatal to dogs. Classic symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, and heart failure. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Cucumber , Celery, Bok choy

The tricuspid valve separates the right atrium and right ventricle and acts like a set of one way doors. The deoxygenated blood returning from the body enters the right atrium. The tricuspid valve opens and allows the blood to flow into the right ventricle. The tricuspid valve then closes to prevent any blood flowing back into the atrium. The ventricle then squeezes and sends the blood to the lungs to be oxygenated. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Mitral Valve, Aortic Valve, Gate Valve

Always watch your dog if he's out in the garden on a rainy day. Angiostrongylus vasorum is a parasite whose larvae live in slugs and snails. The disease is not transferable to humans, but can be fatal to dogs and cats. Difficulty: Average.

 

dog food, avocado, pasta

The colostrum is what renders vaccines temporarily ineffective. This is a form of milk that is rich in antibodies that protect the puppy from harmful pathogens. As the puppy grows older, the protection from the colostrum wears off. There is a time when the colostrum is no longer strong enough to protect from a real parvo infection but is strong enough to fight off the vaccine (which is technically a dead or weakened version of the virus). This is why it is important to give multiple vaccines, so that when the colostrum wears off completely, the puppy's system can fully react to the vaccine and create its own protection. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Mucous layers in the GI track that protects the puppy., Special bacteria that the puppy receives from the mother., Puppy's immune system doesn't know how to react to the vaccine.

Vasectomy is what human males might undergo for birth control purposes. It could be done in a dog but all benefits of castration (other than population control) would be lost. Difficulty: Easy.

 

emaciated, fixated, vasectomized

The disorder, an autosomal recessive, is often called "gray collie syndrome" for this reason. The disorder actually causes the color change in the coat to gray. It can be cured by a bone marrow transplant; this can actually cause the gray hairs to be replaced by normally-colored ones. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Red Dobermans, White boxers, Black Labrador retrievers

The yeast-containing bread dough can ferment in the dog's stomach, releasing large quantities of alcohol. Small dogs are most susceptible to this toxicity. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Applesauce, Grape jelly, Oatmeal

This rule is called "the 3% rule." Under FDA guidelines, however, a food labeled "Beef for Dogs" must contain 95% beef. A food labeled "Beef Dinner for Dogs" must contain at least 25% beef. Better read those labels carefully! Difficulty: Hard.

 

None, 25%, 95%

In this condition there's a discontinuity in a major salivary duct, resulting in cystlike accumulations of saliva in adjacent tissues. Ugh. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Lymph nodes, Ears, Brain

Ringworm is a skin disease caused by any of four different fungi. The lesions on the dog's skin are hairless, itchy and round like a curled worm. Ringworm is usually treated by topical preparations like medicated shampoos. Ringworm is contagious to people, so avoid touching the lesions. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Scabies, Mange, Valley fever

There are several different clips for the poodle. Some of these are the dutch clip, the kennel or utility clip, the royal dutch clip, and the summer or bikini clip. Difficulty: Easy.

This error in copper metabolism causes toxic levels of copper to accumulate in the liver. Liver biopsies can detect the disorder. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Methemoglobinemia, Iron deficiency, Goiter

The funnel-shaped tubes in the kidneys are called nephrons. Nephrons are responsible for filtering and reabsorbing the fluids that balance the body. Unfortunately, they can be easily damaged. Some of the things that can damage the nephrons are poisons, cancer, auto immune diseases and a genetic predisposition. In a healthy kidney, these nephrons filter poisons in the body. When a dog is born with chronic renal failure the nephrons have to work harder, even though most of them are dying, but the good thing about nephrons is that they are always replacing themselves. However, eventually the chronic renal failure gets to be too much for the nephrons and they can't keep reproducing.

Eventually the dog begins to emit the signs of this disease, but by then it's too late for the veterinarian and owner to do anything about it. When a dog has acute renal failure, the nephrons don't have time to replace themselves because the attack is so sudden. If acute renal failure is caught in time, not all of the nephrons will die. The kidneys can function properly with 25 percent of the nephrons functioning. If the nephrons drop below 25 percent, kidney failure becomes irreversible. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Renons, Blood vessels, Filters

Like other carnivores, dogs manufacture their own vitamin C. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Vitamin A, Riboflavin, Thiamine

The problem is not the fruit, but the pits. Pits from plums can cause obstruction if swallowed. Plum pits also contain cyanide which is highly poisonous. Cyanide poisoning include dilated pupils, dizziness, excessive salivation and seizures. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Blueberry, Canteloupe, Banana

The aorta is the largest artery in the body. It has to withstand very high pressures as the blood is pumped out of the heart by the left ventricle. As the aorta proceeds through the body it separates to form other arteries that supply all the various organs and tissues of the body. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Vena Cava, Femoral Artery, Hepatic Portal Vein.

Sebaceous cysts will go away on their own. Fiddling with them can cause infection. Difficulty: Hard.

 

bathe it in boiling water, squeeze it, pierce it

Even though the dog's saliva has some antiseptic properties, the bad thing about licking (or biting) a hotspot is that it keeps it moist. This gives bacteria a perfect environment to live and reproduce, thus prolonging or even spreading a hotspot. Difficulty: Hard.

 

not do much to, reduce, alleviate

Onions and garlic should be approached with caution. Many dog foods contain garlic powder as a natural way to prevent fleas. Dogs do not have the enzyme to properly digest thiosulphates. Celebrity chef Rachel Ray caused some controversy when one of her supposedly pet-friendly recipes contained onions. As always, check with your vet to determine what foods are okay.
Difficulty: Hard.

 

Peppers, Spinach, Broccoli

Heartworms only live between mosquitoes and mammals, so a pet bird would be safe from infection. The most common animal is dogs, but many species of animals can become infected including humans. Dogs are the preferred host of heartworms and, if left untreated, can live in canines for up to seven years. Cats are less ideal hosts as the heartworm can't reach adulthood in felines, but infestations can still be deadly. Human infestations are very rare with the human body not being a good host for the worms. In humans, the larvae eventually die off and typically are left untreated. The heartworms cannot reach adulthood in humans. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Dogs, Cats, Humans

The standard tennis ball is too large to be a chocking hazard to all but large and giant of breeds. Being a non-food item, salmonella contamination would be rare and only the result of the environment in which the dog would already be exposed to the bacteria. The outer covering of a standard tennis ball is very abrasive to a dog's teeth. Many dogs have had their teeth worn down to nubs as a result. There are tennis style balls made specifically for dogs in which the covering is much less abrasive. They are a much better choice than "real' tennis balls. Difficulty: Hard.

 

choking, gastric blockage, salmonella

Although female humans often have their tubes tied for birth control purposes, this is rarely done in dogs. I once had a female client who insisted that her dog have its tubes tied (and not be spayed) because she wanted the dog to continue to experience heat periods and "be able to have as much fun as she (the owner) did"! Difficulty: Hard.

 

Only her ovaries, Only her uterus, Neither her ovaries nor her uterus

The flavoring may be entirely artificial. Again, better read those labels! Difficulty: Hard.

 

3%, 25%, 95%

A malformation of the hip joint, hip dysplasia can produce signs varying from absence of symptoms to crippling arthritis. The disorder cannot be cured, but expensive surgery can help prevent further joint damage. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Legg-Perthe's disease, Craniomandibular osteopathy, Wobbler syndrome

When kidneys fail, they can't clear the blood of toxins. Because of the inability to clear the toxins, urea and creatinine are abnormally high in the failing kidneys. Urea is a nitrogen-containing by-product of protein metabolism, and creatinine is a chemical by-product of muscle exertion. Failing kidneys produce diluted urine or urine that is high in protein. Healthy kidneys always produce urine that is yellowish and protein free. Difficulty: Hard.

Macadamia nuts contain a substance not yet identified that can cause swollen limbs, paralysis, elevated body temperature, and tremor of skeletal muscles. Difficulty: Hard.

 

depression, muscle tremors, ataxia

The live young of the heartworm, called microfilariae, migrate towards the skin of the host. A mosquito that bites the host will take in the microfilariae where they will go through the next two stages of development. The mosquito is a critical step in the lifecycle and the only way the heartworms can be introduced into a new host. The life cycle within the mosquito requires about 20 days at which point the larvae will be injected into the next victim of the mosquito's bite. Once in a new host, larvae at this stage are six months away from being a full-grown adult heartworm. Difficulty: Average.

 

Tick bite, Other pets by direct contact, Lakes or rivers

The scrotum (sac containing the testicles) is not removed in a routine castration. In fact, the testicles are pushed from the scrotum through an incision that is made just in front of the scrotum. This is done because the skin of the scrotum is so thin and sensitive that the dog would experience greater discomfort and more difficult healing if the incision was made directly through the scrotum. Difficulty: Easy.

 

His spermatic sac, His scrotum, His penis