To examine with the hands or fingers. To examine something by touching and feeling it.... ↪ Read more

A laboratory test to monitor relative number of red blood cells present in the blood. A blood sample is placed in a tiny glass tube and spun in a centrifuge. The cells are heavier than the plasma and are compacted at one end of the tube. After the tube is spun, it is examined and the packed cell... ↪ Read more

The release of an egg from the ovary of the female.... ↪ Read more

Can be purchasd without a prescription, like aspirin and vitamins.... ↪ Read more

Destructive to the structures of the ear.... ↪ Read more

Pertaining to the ear.... ↪ Read more

A compound that increases the amount of urine formed and rids the body of excess fluid by being filtered through the kidney into the urine in concentrated amounts and carrying water with it.... ↪ Read more

A medication, given by mouth, which lowers the level of glucose in the blood. Example: glipizide... ↪ Read more

Narcotic drug which has an activity similar to that of opium. Synthetic compounds with effects like opium but which are not derived from opium.... ↪ Read more

Term used to describe the use of a medication for a condition for which it was not FDA approved. A large number of medications used in veterinary medicine are used 'off label'. If veterinarians only used FDA approved medications, options for treatments of certain conditions would be severely limited... ↪ Read more

Animal organs rejected at slaughter as unfit for human consumption, e.g. spleen, intestine, brain, lungs.... ↪ Read more

A behavioral condition in which a pet repeatedly performs an action out of context. It is thought that the behavior is an expression of stress, frustration and/or conflict. Certain breeds more prone to these behaviors. The behaviors include tail-chasing, some cases of excessive barking, continual... ↪ Read more