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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:53 pm | |
| dipylidium A type of tapeworm. |
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Janet Bossman Moderator


Posts: 1763 Join date: 2008-10-15
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:46 pm | |
| diuretic A medicine which increases the production of urine. |
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Janet Bossman Moderator


Posts: 1763 Join date: 2008-10-15
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:47 pm | |
| dirofilaria Heart worm larva. |
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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:18 pm | |
| divergent hocks Hocks that turn out. Barrel hocks. |
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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:19 pm | |
| disinfection To destroy germs by using chemicals (disinfectants) or by physical means such as high temperature. |
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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:45 pm | |
| division Group of states that all have the same point schedule. |
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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:45 pm | |
| distal Refers to the farthest structure. |
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Janet Bossman Moderator


Posts: 1763 Join date: 2008-10-15
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:20 pm | |
| dna test A test to determine identity. The AKC has used this test to determine paternity. Permission must be obtained from the AKC Board for testing, and the testing must be conducted by an AKC-approved facility. |
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Janet Bossman Moderator


Posts: 1763 Join date: 2008-10-15
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:21 pm | |
| distichiasis Relates to excess hair of the eyelids that grow inward, causing irritation and sometimes leading to conjunctivitis. |
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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:43 pm | |
| dog registration application Application Used to register an individual dog of a registered litter. Also called blue form, blue slip, or blues. |
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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:44 pm | |
| diuresis Excessive urination. |
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Janet Bossman Moderator


Posts: 1763 Join date: 2008-10-15
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:48 am | |
| domed skull Evenly rounded in topskull; curved, not flat. |
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Janet Bossman Moderator


Posts: 1763 Join date: 2008-10-15
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:49 am | |
| diverticulum Usually refers to a pouch of the esophagus as it passes through the diaphragm. |
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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:30 pm | |
| dominance Related aggression - the term used to describe threatening behaviour - staring, 'standing over', growling, snarling, snapping or biting - when it is associated with the dominance chain of command. |
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Always-The-Boss Administrator Boss


Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-12-25
 | Subject: Re: DOG AND CAT TERMS Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:31 pm | |
| dominance Related aggression - the term used to describe threatening behaviour - staring, 'standing over', growling, snarling, snapping or biting - when it is associated with the dominance chain of command. |
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