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Canine Nutrition Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about what you feed your four legged friends?

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,231

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
5635

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 172 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What type of nutrient is NOT necessary in a dog's diet? Hint

Carbohydrate

Essential fatty acids

Protein

Fat

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Question 2 of 10

2. What vitamin is not necessary in a dog's diet? Hint

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Riboflavin

Thiamine

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Question 3 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Changing your dog's diet, for example from wet to dry food or vice versa, is best done over several days.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the most common dietary problem suffered by dogs in the US? Hint

Food allergies

Dry skin

Obesity

Vitamin deficiencies

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Question 7 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why can feeding too much liver to a dog be dangerous? Hint

It contains too many stored toxins

It is too fatty

It can cause constipation

It can cause Vitamin A poisoning

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Question 9 of 10

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? Hint

Gastroenteritis

Pancreatitis

Food poisoning

Bloat

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What type of nutrient is NOT necessary in a dog's diet?

Answer: Carbohydrate

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!

2. What vitamin is not necessary in a dog's diet?

Answer: Vitamin C

Like other carnivores, dogs manufacture their own vitamin C.

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

Answer: False

While small amounts of garlic will not harm a dog, large amounts can cause a temporary condition known as Heinz body anemia. There is no scientific proof that garlic repels fleas.

4. Changing your dog's diet, for example from wet to dry food or vice versa, is best done over several days.

Answer: True

A phased change is recommended to avoid causing upset stomachs. Gradual phase in the new food by adding a small amount to the usual food on day one and increasing the proportions over the curse of a week until the dog is eating only the new food.

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

Answer: False

A balanced food will have the correct amount of calcium. Oversupplementation can lead to skeletal problems.

6. What is the most common dietary problem suffered by dogs in the US?

Answer: Obesity

Vets estimate that 40-60 percent of US dogs are overweight!

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

Answer: False

Dogs can thrive on a diet of up to 60 percent fat if they are worked enough to burn off the calories! Dogs on low-fat diets can develop problems like dry skin.

8. Why can feeding too much liver to a dog be dangerous?

Answer: It can cause Vitamin A poisoning

Despite popular rumors, the liver does not store toxins, but works to eliminate them from the body.

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

Answer: False

Meat contains little calcium and is lacking in other nutrients as well.

Answer: Pancreatitis

This is a classic presentation for pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Dogs are very resistant to food poisoning.

Source: Author crisw

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