Question

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Ling brought her little fox terrier, Sparks, on vacation with her. One thing she forgot was Sparks’ insulin. Ling goes to a local pharmacy to see if she can get insulin for Sparks. The pharmacist says that they are out of synthetic insulin, but they have beef-based insulin. How will Ling MOST likely react to this news?


She will thank the pharmacist because Sparks can use beef-based insulin.


She will look for another pharmacy because dogs can only use synthetic insulin.


She will look for another pharmacy because insulin for dogs is pork-based or synthetic.


She will just plan to forgo giving Sparks his insulin for the trip.

Answers

GPT-5 mini
She will thank the pharmacist because Sparks can use beef-based insulin.

Explanation: Dogs can be treated with beef- or pork-derived insulin as well as recombinant (human) insulins; pork is most similar to canine insulin, but beef insulin is still effective.