A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian Quiz

Answer: Major shedding

Shedding is not really treatable, and if someone has allergies, a heavy shedding dog would make life terrible for the allergy sufferer. However, if the girlfriend just doesn't want hair over everything, this is just not a dog person. He probably should have weighed his options before getting the dog.

Answer: Have sex

Most Americans refer to it as "being in heat". Estrus is just the scientific name of the time of the year when female animals give off pheromones that say, "Hello-o-o-o, Sailor!"

Answer: Cat

An "onychectomy" is commonly known as a declawing. Hence, a cat is the most likely answer. Some people, wrongly, have dogs declawed, but dogs require their toenails for balance, and it is incredibly painful for a dog to have this done to it. Most vets with a sense of humaneness would refuse this request if asked to be done on a dog.

In addition, many countries have banned the procedure of declawing cats as well, due to the number of complications that can occur. This list of countries include England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, most of Scandinavia, and the continent of Australia. My apologies if you got this question wrong, but if you knew what an onychectomy was, most likely you would associate the procedure with a cat.

Answer: A broken front leg

The carpus is the "wrist" of a dog. Wrists are found on the arms of a human, which represent the front legs of a dog. Carpus also comes from the same root as "carpal tunnel syndrome", a disorder of the wrists.

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabethan collars are so named due to the obnoxiously large and high collars Queen Elizabeth wore in her day. If you happen to catch the movie "Elizabeth" starring Cate Blanchett, the collars are in prominent display throughout.

Answer: Mustelid

A "hob" is a male ferret. And I was shocked to find out that ferrets are not rodents! In fact I had to go back and edit my right answer, since it originally was "rodent". Mustelids, or "Mustela" family, include weasels, otters, and badgers as well. And for the record, the female ferret is called a jill.

Answer: Pregnant cat

The female cat, when giving birth, is called a queen. This term doesn't transfer to other animals, only cats. The act of birth for a cat is called queening. Beware doing internet research on this term, though, it also refers to...something else.

Answer: Sheep

The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners is a group promoting and educating the care of small ruminants such as sheep, goats, and llamas, to name a few. Founded in 1968, it includes 1200 members in North America alone.

Answer: Fleas

Known as the common cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis is not just rampant in cats. If your dog has fleas, it probably has this kind, even though it's called the cat flea. While it can't "infest" humans, it can bite humans occasionally, and make life mildly miserable.

Answer: Heartworms

Heartworm is a dangerous worm that passes from dog to dog through mosquito bites, and then mature and congregate in a ventricle in the heart. If left untreated, it can lead to congestive heart failure.