Chapter 10

Question 1

Association of American Feed Control Officials

Answer 1

AAFCO- is a voluntary membership association of local, state, and federal agencies charged by law to regulate the sale and distribution of animal feeds and animal drug remedies

Question 2

Calicivirus

Answer 2

a virus that causes disease in cats. It is one of the two important viral causes of respiratory infection in cats, and may be a trigger leading to feline chronic ulcerative gingivostomatitis

Question 3

Caudal stomatitis

Answer 3

the painful inflammation and ulceration extending into the tissues of the lateral palatine folds

Question 4

Chronic Ulcerative gingivostomatitis

Answer 4

Widespread oral inflammation beyond gingivitis and periodontitis

Question 5

Feline Orofacial pain syndrome

Answer 5

a pain disorder of cats with behavioral signs of oral discomfort and tongue mutilation. It occurs mainly in Burmese cats, and is thought to be caused by damage to the nerves of the peripheral nervous system possibly involving central and/or ganglion processing of sensory trigeminal information

Question 6

Hyperglobulinemia

Answer 6

elevated globulin

Question 7

Hyperproteinemia

Answer 7

elevated blood protein

Question 8

Mucositis

Answer 8

the painful inflammation and ulceration of thes mucosal tissues lining the digestive tract

Question 9

Pasteurella species

Answer 9

a genus of gram-negative facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. Most likely an antigenic trigger leading to feline chronic ulcerative gingivostomatitis

Question 10

Stomatitis

Answer 10

Inflammation of the mucous lining of any of the structures in the mouth, in clinical use the term should be reserved to describe widespread oral inflammation that may also extend into submucousal tissues

Question 11

Tooth resorption

Answer 11

a process by which all or part of a tooth structure is lost