PetSmart Pet Care Basics Exam 2024: Questions With
Solutions
What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required to be used in Pet
Care? Right Ans - ALL (Aprons or gowns, goggles, disposable gloves, and
masks or N95 masks)
Biosecurity is the actions taken to prevent the introduction of microorganisms
and disease. True or false? Right Ans - True
How are microorganisms and disease spread? Right Ans - ALL (Direct
contact with an infected agent or host through skin, saliva, feces, urine
wounds or droplets from coughing or sneezing; indirect contact with an
inanimate object like clothes, fur, hair, feathers, or scales; environmental
reservoirs like bedding and substrate; using the same pair of gloves to handle
multiple pets in the Quiet Room)
How can you prevent the spread of disease? Right Ans - ALL (Wear
appropriate PPE; Use the appropriate disinfectant; Assess the situation or
interaction; Wash and/or disinfect hands before and after all interactions with
Pets; Flow of cleaning)
What conditions below are considered clinical signs of an emergency
condition that require immediate attention? Right Ans - ALL (Broken bone;
Non-responsive; Minor bite wound; Respiratory distress; Seizures)
When would a pet in the Quiet Room that needs medical attention be required
to be seen by a vet? Right Ans - 1. Within 72hrs of initially determining the
pet needs medical attention for a non-emergency health concern; 2. The vet
appointment must match the urgency of the pet's illness or injury; 3. ASAP for
emergency conditions.
A bearded dragon is being monitored in the Quiet Room due to being picked
on by cage mates on the sales floor. One the 3rd day of being monitored, an
associate observes that the pet has been less active for two days in a row and
it was determined the pet should be seen by a vet. Select the best response
when the pet must be seen by the store's vet partner? Right Ans - The store
Solutions
What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required to be used in Pet
Care? Right Ans - ALL (Aprons or gowns, goggles, disposable gloves, and
masks or N95 masks)
Biosecurity is the actions taken to prevent the introduction of microorganisms
and disease. True or false? Right Ans - True
How are microorganisms and disease spread? Right Ans - ALL (Direct
contact with an infected agent or host through skin, saliva, feces, urine
wounds or droplets from coughing or sneezing; indirect contact with an
inanimate object like clothes, fur, hair, feathers, or scales; environmental
reservoirs like bedding and substrate; using the same pair of gloves to handle
multiple pets in the Quiet Room)
How can you prevent the spread of disease? Right Ans - ALL (Wear
appropriate PPE; Use the appropriate disinfectant; Assess the situation or
interaction; Wash and/or disinfect hands before and after all interactions with
Pets; Flow of cleaning)
What conditions below are considered clinical signs of an emergency
condition that require immediate attention? Right Ans - ALL (Broken bone;
Non-responsive; Minor bite wound; Respiratory distress; Seizures)
When would a pet in the Quiet Room that needs medical attention be required
to be seen by a vet? Right Ans - 1. Within 72hrs of initially determining the
pet needs medical attention for a non-emergency health concern; 2. The vet
appointment must match the urgency of the pet's illness or injury; 3. ASAP for
emergency conditions.
A bearded dragon is being monitored in the Quiet Room due to being picked
on by cage mates on the sales floor. One the 3rd day of being monitored, an
associate observes that the pet has been less active for two days in a row and
it was determined the pet should be seen by a vet. Select the best response
when the pet must be seen by the store's vet partner? Right Ans - The store
