TEXAS VETERINARY TEST PAPER 2025/2026 ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔True or False
A veterinarian can perform chiropractic and other forms of musculoskeletal manipulation
or MSM on an animal patient only if the owner signs an acknowledgement stating that
they understand this is an alternative therapy. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
A veterinarian may delegate chiropractic and MSM treatment duties an independent
contractor who performs them in a location outside of the veterinarian's practice, under
general supervision of the veterinarian. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
A LVT or Veterinary assistant can preform ultrasonography on an animal for diagnostic
purposes only if they are doing so at the request of the veterinarian and the veterinarian
makes the actual diagnosis. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasonography may be performed by non-licensed
employees under the general supervision of a licensed veterinarian. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Acupuncture may be preformed by a LVT under the immediate supervision of a licensed
veterinarian. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
Homeopathic medicine is the practice of veterinary medicine that believes in a blend of
alternative and, if need be, conventional approaches of treatment to treat the whole
patient. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
No veterinarian may allow a non-veterinarian employee or other agent to perform
homeopathic or holistic medicine in the treatment of an animal patient. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Client consent is required before a veterinarian initiates homeopathic treatment on an
animal. Further, the veterinarian must inform the client of conventional treatments
available and the probability of curing the problem with each type of treatment. -
✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Any trained member of the veterinary team is permitted to utilize cotton swabs, gauze,
dental floss, dentifrice, or toothbrushes to clean an animal's teeth. - ✔✔True
,✔✔True or False
Under the direct or immediate supervision of a veterinarian, a LVT may use an elevator
to extract loose teeth or dental fragments with minimal periodontal attachments. -
✔✔False
✔✔True or False
Under the general supervision of a veterinarian, a licensed equine dental provider may
remove sharp enamel points, extract loose deciduous teeth and erupted, non-displaced
wolf teeth, and remove supragingival calculus on the teeth of a horse. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
A LVT or veterinary assistant may extract loose, or diseased teeth, remove small dental
overgrowths, remove erupted wolf teeth or reduce the incisors of a horse under direct
supervision of a veterinarian. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Once a VCPR is established, a veterinarian may not discontinue treatment on an animal
patient without giving the client notice and allowing them a reasonable period of time to
secure the services of another veterinarian. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Once a VCPR is established and a veterinarian prescribes medication, another Texas
licensed veterinarian within the same clinic cannot refill the same prescription without
first establishing their own VCPR. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
The decision to accept an animal as a patient is at the sole discretion of a veterinarian. -
✔✔True
✔✔True or False
In the state of TEXAS, the VCPR may be established via telephone or internet
communication. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
A veterinarian has an obligation to the client and animal patient to refer them to a
specialist or otherwise more qualified veterinarian whenever the care and treatment of
the animal is beyond the veterinarian's capabilities. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
It is prohibited by law to disclose information concerning the veterinarian's medical care
for an animal to another entity without written or oral authorization from the owner, a
court subpoena, or to substantiate and collect on a debt incurred by a client for
veterinary services. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔True or False
Without client authorization, a veterinary hospital is permitted to disclose information
contained in a rabies certificate or any information regarding reportable communicable
diseases to a governmental entity for purpose related to protection of the public health
and safety. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Complaints about licensed veterinarians, technicians and equine dental providers
should be made to the Texas Veterinary Medical Association. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
It is acceptable for a veterinarian or a technician to tell a client that they guarantee that
a particular drug or therapy will cure the animal of a particular disease or condition if
they truly believe that the probability of success is 100%. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
A LVT is required to display their license where it is viable to the public at the location in
which they practice. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
It is acceptable to post or display a photocopy of a LVT licence in a veterinary practice
instead of the original document as long as it is legible. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
When a veterinarian dispenses a medication in it's original factory-labeled container, it is
not necessary to affix a prescription label - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
If a prescription vial containing drugs is too small to be labeled, it can be enclosed within
another container such as a Ziploc bag and a label can be affixed to the outside of the
bag. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
When a veterinarian is treating an entire herd of cattle, an individual medical record
must exist for each individual animal - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
Medical records must be maintained by a veterinarian and readily available for a
minimum of 7 years from the anniversary date of the last treatment by the veterinarian. -
✔✔False
✔✔True of False
AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔True or False
A veterinarian can perform chiropractic and other forms of musculoskeletal manipulation
or MSM on an animal patient only if the owner signs an acknowledgement stating that
they understand this is an alternative therapy. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
A veterinarian may delegate chiropractic and MSM treatment duties an independent
contractor who performs them in a location outside of the veterinarian's practice, under
general supervision of the veterinarian. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
A LVT or Veterinary assistant can preform ultrasonography on an animal for diagnostic
purposes only if they are doing so at the request of the veterinarian and the veterinarian
makes the actual diagnosis. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasonography may be performed by non-licensed
employees under the general supervision of a licensed veterinarian. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Acupuncture may be preformed by a LVT under the immediate supervision of a licensed
veterinarian. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
Homeopathic medicine is the practice of veterinary medicine that believes in a blend of
alternative and, if need be, conventional approaches of treatment to treat the whole
patient. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
No veterinarian may allow a non-veterinarian employee or other agent to perform
homeopathic or holistic medicine in the treatment of an animal patient. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Client consent is required before a veterinarian initiates homeopathic treatment on an
animal. Further, the veterinarian must inform the client of conventional treatments
available and the probability of curing the problem with each type of treatment. -
✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Any trained member of the veterinary team is permitted to utilize cotton swabs, gauze,
dental floss, dentifrice, or toothbrushes to clean an animal's teeth. - ✔✔True
,✔✔True or False
Under the direct or immediate supervision of a veterinarian, a LVT may use an elevator
to extract loose teeth or dental fragments with minimal periodontal attachments. -
✔✔False
✔✔True or False
Under the general supervision of a veterinarian, a licensed equine dental provider may
remove sharp enamel points, extract loose deciduous teeth and erupted, non-displaced
wolf teeth, and remove supragingival calculus on the teeth of a horse. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
A LVT or veterinary assistant may extract loose, or diseased teeth, remove small dental
overgrowths, remove erupted wolf teeth or reduce the incisors of a horse under direct
supervision of a veterinarian. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Once a VCPR is established, a veterinarian may not discontinue treatment on an animal
patient without giving the client notice and allowing them a reasonable period of time to
secure the services of another veterinarian. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Once a VCPR is established and a veterinarian prescribes medication, another Texas
licensed veterinarian within the same clinic cannot refill the same prescription without
first establishing their own VCPR. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
The decision to accept an animal as a patient is at the sole discretion of a veterinarian. -
✔✔True
✔✔True or False
In the state of TEXAS, the VCPR may be established via telephone or internet
communication. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
A veterinarian has an obligation to the client and animal patient to refer them to a
specialist or otherwise more qualified veterinarian whenever the care and treatment of
the animal is beyond the veterinarian's capabilities. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
It is prohibited by law to disclose information concerning the veterinarian's medical care
for an animal to another entity without written or oral authorization from the owner, a
court subpoena, or to substantiate and collect on a debt incurred by a client for
veterinary services. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔True or False
Without client authorization, a veterinary hospital is permitted to disclose information
contained in a rabies certificate or any information regarding reportable communicable
diseases to a governmental entity for purpose related to protection of the public health
and safety. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
Complaints about licensed veterinarians, technicians and equine dental providers
should be made to the Texas Veterinary Medical Association. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
It is acceptable for a veterinarian or a technician to tell a client that they guarantee that
a particular drug or therapy will cure the animal of a particular disease or condition if
they truly believe that the probability of success is 100%. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
A LVT is required to display their license where it is viable to the public at the location in
which they practice. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
It is acceptable to post or display a photocopy of a LVT licence in a veterinary practice
instead of the original document as long as it is legible. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
When a veterinarian dispenses a medication in it's original factory-labeled container, it is
not necessary to affix a prescription label - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
If a prescription vial containing drugs is too small to be labeled, it can be enclosed within
another container such as a Ziploc bag and a label can be affixed to the outside of the
bag. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False
When a veterinarian is treating an entire herd of cattle, an individual medical record
must exist for each individual animal - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False
Medical records must be maintained by a veterinarian and readily available for a
minimum of 7 years from the anniversary date of the last treatment by the veterinarian. -
✔✔False
✔✔True of False
