EXERCISE 9.5 TRUE OR FALSE: COMPREHENSIVE
Instructions: Read the following statements and write "T" for true or "F" for false in the blanks provided. If a statement is false, correct the statement to make it true.
1. _______ Nutrients are most commonly listed in kilogram (kg) units on a pet food label.
2. _______ Many animals will consume more water than is necessary for daily functions, with the excess being excreted in the feces.
3. _______ Animals and humans are composed of approximately 30% water by weight.
4. _______ Proteins are made from amino acids and stored in the muscle.
5. _______ Essential fatty acids, including linoleic acid, are required in the diets of dogs and cats.
6. _______ Carbohydrates are broken down into glycogen and stored in the pancreas as glucose.
7. _______ Cats and guinea pigs require vitamin C in their diets.
8. _______ Vitamin requirements in the diet vary between different species of animals.
9. _______
10. _______ The expressions "as-fed," "dry matter," and "metabolizable energy" refer to measurements of a nutrient in a diet and are interchangeable with each other.
11. _______ "AAFCO-approved" pet foods contain high-quality ingredients and are formulated for feeding during all life stages.
12. _______ Raw meat diets are balanced and appropriate to feed animals during any life stage.
13. _______ Neonatal puppies should never be tube fed as there is a great risk for aspiration.
14. _______ At weaning age, puppies can be offered a gruel-type diet that consists of canned food blended with water.
15. _______ Spayed or neutered animals often have higher energy needs than intact animals.
16. _______ Cats, in general, have higher protein requirements than dogs.
17. _______ Adult, intact cats tend to lose their appetite inhibition and easily gain weight.
18. _______ High "ash" diets have been proven to cause lower urinary tract disease in cats.
19. _______ A sick, hospitalized patient should not be fed in order to allow the GI tract to "rest."
20. _______ TPN, total parenteral nutrition, is administered through a central intravenous catheter because of the high osmolality of the solution.
21. _______ Force feeding or syringe feeding a sick animal is the best method for providing enteral nutrition.
