Hello, my name is Mélodie and in 2019 I started the animal health technology program at Lionel-Groulx College. It is not a well-known profession but let say that I'm the cats and dogs "nurse ". Since the beginning, I have learned many words related to the animal science. This glossary is a tool for myself and anyone who wished to understand a little bit of the animal health world.
alopecia
noun
Partial or complete loss of hair.
Example: This dog has alopecia in between it shoulders.
fr: alopécie
ascites
noun
Fluid buildup in the abdomen.
Example: This cat possibly has ascites looking at it swelling belly.
fr: ascite
bitch
noun
Female dog who just whelped.
Example: This female dog just had a litter of puppies, she's a bitch.
fr: mettre-bas
decubitus
noun
Position of a body that is lying down.
Example: For this injection we'll put the dog on a decubitus position.
fr: décubitus
dosage
noun
Dose at which medication is used.
Example: I have to make sure the dosage for this drug is good.
fr: posologie
dyspnea
noun
Difficulty in breathing.
Example: This cat looks like it wants to trow up but it might have dyspnea.
fr: dyspnée
edema
noun
Tissue swelling due to poor blood circulation.
Example: This dog has edema that's why it paws is so big and swollen.
fr: oedème
halitosis
noun
Bad breath.
Example: I opened this dog's mouth it was clear it had halitosis.
fr: halitose
hematuria
noun
Presence of blood in urine.
Example: This urology indicates presence of blood in this cat urine.
fr: hématurie
jaunice
noun
Yellow of the skin and mucous membrane.
Example: The dog has jaunice by looking at it skin.
fr: ictère
neuter
verb
Male sterilization.
Example: We'll neuter our male puppy.
fr: stérilisation
per os
adverb
Orally.
Example: We are going to give this pill per os.
fr: per os
pruritus
noun
Itching skin.
Example: This cat probably has pruritus around the ears; they are really red and hair missing.
fr: prurit
queen
noun
Female cat who just whelped.
Example: This cat is a new mom, she's a queen.
fr: mettre-bas
restraint
noun
The act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking.
Example: For this injection, I need you to restraint this cat on the side.
fr: contention
SAOP
acronym
Subjective
Objective
Analysis
Plan
(This acronym helps veteran and animal health technicians when they examined animals.)
Example: I did the SAOP on this cat and it seems in good health.
fr: Subjectif
Objectif
Analyse
Plan
spay
verb
To remove the ovaries of a female animal.
Example: We just spay our female kitten.
fr: stérilisation
stool
noun
Faeces.
Example: We got stool to practice on the microscope.
fr: fèces ou selles
whelp
verb
(Of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young).
Example: The veteran helped to whelp this dog.
fr: mettre-bas
zoonosis
noun
Pathology. any disease of animals communicable to humans.
Example: Leptospirosis is an example of a zoonosis.