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Question | Answer |
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Cranial | Refers to the head portion of The animals body |
Caudal | To the tail portion of the body |
Anterior | Refers to the front of the body |
Posterior | Refers to the rear end of the body |
Median | Straight down the middle of the animal |
Lateral | Straight across the animal |
Anterior and posterior | From the head to the tail |
Dorsal and ventral | From the back to the abdomen |
Proximal and distal | From the top of the leg to the bottom |
flew | Consist of the upper lips. The flew is larger and longer in specific breeds |
feline | Cat |
Cephalic veins | Located on anterior surface of the forearm |
One hand holding the mandible the other hand can move and hold the back feet | |
Restrain a cat | |
Lateral saphenous | Veins are small they are diagonally across the outside of the back leg |
Jugular veins | Are large veins that are located on either side of the trachea on the neck |
Femoral veins | Used for blood collection in CATS extends from the groin on the medial aspect of the thigh |
How many teeth does a dog have | 42 |
Scrotum | |
5 vital assessments | Temperature pulse respiration pain nutrition |
TPR | Temperature pulse respiration |
How to check pulse rate | Place 2 fingers over an artery and feel for pulse |
Pulse or heart rates should be recorded as | Beats per min |
120 bears per min = | 120 Bpm |
What are large dogs normal heart rate | 60 bpm-140bpm |
What are small dogs normal bpm | 100-140 |
How do you read a dogs heart rate | Count beats for 15 seconds then times by 4 |
What’s the first question when you take patients back | What is the reason for the pets visit |
BAR | Bright alert responsive |
QAR | Quiet alert responsive |
How do you estimate a pets age | Evaluate its teeth |
What are the 4 ectoparasites | Flea tick lice mites |
How do pets get Lyme disease | Ticks |
How do pets get heart worms | Mosquitos |
How long should the thermometer be left in the rectum when checking temp | 2-3 min |
Normal temp for dogs | 101 F - 102.5 F |
Normal temp for cats | 100.5 F - 102.5 F |
Normal temp for horses | 99 F- 101.5 F |
Normal pulse rate for adult dog | 160 bpm |
Normal pulse rate for giant adult dog | 140 bpm |
Normal pulse rate for toy breed dog | 180 bpm |
Normal pulse rate for puppy | 220 bpm |
Normal pulse rate for adult cat | 240 bpm |
Normal pulse rate for a kitten | 240 bpm |
What are the 3 vaccine administration routes | Subcutaneous Intranasal oral |
A sac that contains the testicles |