Veterinarians have to be bilingual in terms of medical vocabulary. Small-animal veterinarians also treat their patients' illnesses and injuries, address the owners' concerns, and provide referrals to specialists when necessary.

Autoimmune disease failure of the immune system to differentiate the body's own cells from foreign substances, triggering an inflammatory response against self. Tetracyclines are bacteriostatic, inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. Snow nose loss of pigmentation on the nose, usually in winter. A syringe consists of a hollow barrel made of glass, plastic, or metal with a close-fitting plunger or a rubber bulb on one end.

Their eyes open at 8 to 10 days of age, and they begin to be weaned about 6 weeks after birth. In addition, the cat may be exposed to the fatal feline diseases that are endemic in the stray cat population. Some bacteria conjugate with others of the same species, forming temporary links during which the plasmids are passed from one to another. In this way, plasmids are generated that carry resistance to several different classes of antibiotic.