Meals and Home Care Quiz: Advanced

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1. If a dog eats unbaked bread dough, what is described as possibly happening inside its stomach?

   • The dough hardens and sticks to the intestines
   • The dough soaks up water and dries out the body
   • The dough keeps rising and gas builds up in the gut

2. Which description is given of what dogs and cats naturally eat?

   • Dogs are carnivores, and so are cats
   • Dogs are omnivores, and cats are carnivores
   • Dogs are carnivores, and cats are omnivores

3. Gum disease is said to be the most common dental condition in dogs and cats. At about what age are most dogs and cats described as showing early signs of it?

   • Around age 3
   • Around age 7
   • Around age 10

4. Which view of the link between dog foods labelled 'grain-free' and heart disease in dogs was given in December 2022?

   • It concluded the food was the cause, and urges owners not to feed it
   • It has not reached a conclusion, and encourages research and collaboration
   • It has not reached a conclusion, and urges owners to switch to food that contains grain

5. When using an aroma diffuser (a device that spreads the scent of essential oils) at home, which way of using it is said to be unlikely to cause problems?

   • In a room the dog cannot enter, for a short time
   • In a room the dog is in, with the scent kept light
   • In a room the dog is in, for a short time