Dog Care Basics & Diseases

A dog that appears drunk and lethargic could be suffering from:

• Antifreeze poisoning

• Chiggers

• Fleas

• Ticks

The viral disease that affects a dog's central nervous system is:

• Botulism

• Leptospirosis

• Rabies

• Tuberculosis

Roundworms are an internal parasite that cause:

• Adult dogs to cough

• Blindness in older dogs

• Loss of hair regardless of age

• Pot bellies in puppies

Cataracts are a noninfectious dog disease that:

• Affects the sight and may cause blindness

• Causes abortion and failure to whelp

• Creates stiffness and joint swelling

• Results in tremors and loss of muscle control

The bacteria caused dog disease that is spread through breeding is Canine:

• Botulism

• Brucellosis

• Hepatitis

• Parvovirus

Tracheobronchitis is a respiratory disease also known as

• Canine hepatitis

• Canine parvovirus

• Kennel cough

• Rabies

Fleas are an external parasite that causes dogs to experience:

• A swollen belly

• Diarrhea

• Extreme itching

• Stiff joints

Which dog disease is caused by a fungus?

• Distemper

• Glaucoma

• Rabies

• Ringworm

This highly contagious virus causes dogs to have diarrhea, seizures, and eventually death.

• Ringworm

• Toxoplasmosis

• Cataracts

• Distemper

The bacterial infection is spread through breeding and causes females to abort their puppies:

• Rabies

• Parvovirus

• Canine Brucellosis

• Distemper