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ch40 handling
Chapter 40 Basic Veterinary Restraint and Handling Procedures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aggression | behavior that makes an animal angry and difficult and potentially unsafe to handle |
| anesthesia chamber | restraint equipment used to sedate a cat or small mammals under gas anesthesia that is pumped into the glass or plastic chamber |
| body language | communication by the animal about how it feels toward other animals, people and it's environment |
| cat bag | material that covers the body and limbs of a cat to control it for various procedures, only exposed part is it's head |
| cephalic vein | blood vessel located on the medial front limb |
| dominance aggression | behavior that refers to the pack instinct of an animal and it's social status within a group |
| dorsal recumbency | restraint position with an animal lying on it's back |
| dorsal-ventral (DV) | position where the animal is restrained on its chest with the xray beam traveling through the dorsal aspect first and the ventral aspect second |
| fear aggression | refers to the defence reaction to being harmed and the instinct for an animal to protect itself |
| half hitch | tie that makes a loop around a stationary location, such as a post or a fence |
| jugular vein | blood vessel located in the neck or throat area |
| knot | tying two pieces of rope to make the not slip and contain the animal |
| lateral recumbency | restraint position of the animal lying on it's side |
| rabies pole | long pole used to capture a dog around the neck with a noose on the end of the pole that acts as a collar and a pole that acts as a leash, also called a snare pole |
| recumbency | to lie as in a restraint position |
| redirected aggression | refers to an animal's predator instinct where the animal turns its aggressive behaviors on the owner |
| reefer's knot | single bow knot that ties in a nonslip but quick release tie |
| restraint | to hold back, check, or suppress an action and to keep something under control using safety and some means of physical, chemical, or psychology action |
| saphenous vein | blood vessel located on the lateral thigh of the rear limb just proximal to the hock |
| scruff technique | used on the base of the neck over the area where the skin is elastic and able to be grasped with the fist technique |
| sedative | medication used to calm an animal |
| square knot | commonly used to secure an animal and is a nonslip knot that doesn't come untied or easily loosened |
| sitting restraint | restraint used to keep an animal sitting on its rump and prevent it from standing |
| snare pole | same as a rabies pole |
| squeeze cage | wire boxes with small slats that allow injections to be given to a cat, such as vaccines or sedatives |
| standing restraint | restraint used to keep an animal standing on its feet and prevent it from sitting or lying down |
| sternal recumbency | restraint position with the animal lying on its chest |
| stretch technique | scruffing the cat with on hand while in lateral recumbency and using the free hand to hold the rear limbs and pull them dorsally in a stretch |
| territorial aggression | refers to an animal's protective nature of its environment, such as owner, offspring, or food |
| tranquilizer | medication used to calm an animal during stress |
| venipuncture | practice of placing a needle into the blood vessel |
| ventral dorsal (VD) | position where the animal is restrained on its back with the xray beam traveling through the ventral aspect first and the dorsal aspect second |
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