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Restraint and Handling of Animals Chapter 1

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What is the most obvious reason for restaint of an animal?   show
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Restraint for the purpose of physical examination or diagnostic or therapeutic procedures commonly performed on animals may be unpleasant for them, and most animals will attempt to escape or at least resist.   show
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A dog pricks its ears forward when dominant or actively aggressive, whereas a submissive dog wrinkles and flattens it ears.   show
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What is a tapetum?   show
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How do domestic animals focus?   show
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Cats have excellent night vision, which is consistent with their nocturnal habits.   show
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The sense of touch is becoming more important in the handling of animals?   show
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Dominant animals use biting, scratching, kicking, or striking to teach their young proper behavior.   show
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What is an agonistic behavior?   show
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show They range from passive avoidance through the assertion of dominace to the extreme of aggression and fighting.  
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What do dominance and submissive behaviors represent?   show
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Aggressive Behavior?   show
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Irritability Induced or Pain Induced Aggression?   show
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Maternal Aggression?   show
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Predatory Aggression?   show
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show Dogs that harass the mail carrier or meter reader are acting within the norm of canine behavior. The female rabbit is strongly territorial in the captive situation, if a buck is taken to her cage she will attack him aggressively.  
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show When an animal is terrified of an environment and the people in it and is not given an option to avoid the circumstances, it will resort to aggression.  
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show The most commonly encountered type of attack in veterinary hospitals.  
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Classic signs of being intimidated are:   show
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Intermale Aggression?   show
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Cattle:   show
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Bulls, particularly the diary breeds, should always be treated with the utmost respect and with the appropriate means of restraint and contaiment.   show
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show Calves are inquisitive and will become very attentive to the presence of someone new. The approach toward a calf should be slow and deliberate with the hands slightly away from the sides fo the body.  
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Cats:   show
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show They stalk their prey and run only short distances to pounce. They are stealth aggressors.  
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When handling a cat in any environment what should be done?   show
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Dogs:   show
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show Dominance and submission.  
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What are some signs that a dog will present in a submissive role?   show
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show Blatant aggressiveness in horses is not common.  
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Which type of horses show the most aggression?   show
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What are some characteristics of an aggressive horse?   show
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How should one not approach a horse?   show
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Pigs:   show
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show Avoidance behavior in sheep is the basis of maneuvering the flock.  
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What is Management Ethology?   show
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What are some techquenics for restrainting a horse?   show
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show Tailing may be used to push a cow ahead in the alley.  
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What is tailing?   show
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show A fence or panel may be used to haze them, and also provides protection for the handler.  
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show A hog snare is an adjustable metal cable loop at the end of a rigid handle.  
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show Avoidance with submissiveness when cornered and avoidance until cornered and then aggression, also know as fear biting.  
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What should you watch for on a dog?   show
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show It is less threatening than an open palm and the fingers are out of the way and the dog will be less likely to get the entire hand if the dog bites.  
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show A lead rope with a slipknot can be tossed over a dogs head but sometimes a rope or cable snare is required.  
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What are the best ways of lifting a dog onto the exam table?   show
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How can large dogs be lifted onto an exam table?   show
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How should a dog be restrained on the table for exams?   show
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show Is to have the handlers arms eiher behind the rump or under the flank and in front of the chest, pulling the dog inward in much the same manner as lifting.  
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show A dog must not be allowed to move during venipuncture because movement results in perivascular placement of the needle.  
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show When the needle pierces the skin and the vessel, this is when restraint must be secure.  
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What is the holder doing during restraint?   show
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How do you restrain a large dog on the floor for venipuncture?   show
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How should one hold for jugular venipuncture?   show
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show The dog is rolled from sternal recumbency to lateral recumbency, and the holder stands behind the dog holding the front legs and securing the head with one arm and stabilizing and holding off the vein of the back leg with the other hand.  
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Describe how a dogs mouth can be restrained manually?   show
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Give examples of other forms of muzzles?   show
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show Brachiocephalic dogs, a gauze muzzle may be used.  
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show A simple wooden dowel may be press toward the back of the mouth. The commerical spring mouth gag has a hole on either side of the mouth for a variety of procedures. A syringe case will work as well, especially for use in dental work.  
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show The Elizabethan collar.  
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What is the concept for mobility limiting devices?   show
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Capture and Restraint of Cats:   show
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show A cat that is trapped may respond with flattened ears, hissing, scratching, and biting at hands.  
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show Heavy leather gloves or a large towel may be used to subdue these cats in the same manner for small dogs.  
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Where should you hold a cat?   show
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How should cats be caught by the neck with a rope or snare?   show
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show Cats feel most secure in close quarters so for the purpose of carrying a cat, its hindquarters are placed under the elbow area and pressed securely to the holders body with the forearm. Cats should also be carried in a cat carrier or a cat box.  
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show Jugular veinpuncture may be more appropraite for some cats because the hold restrains the head and forefeet more securely than the cephalic technique.  
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show Wrap their hind feet in a towel.  
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What is a way to restrain the head of a cat?   show
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show Stretching the cat into a lateral recumbency.  
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Restraint of Exoctic Animals:   show
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What stresses out exotics?   show
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Psittacines:   show
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Passerines:   show
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show With them, it is of utmost important for the handler to secure the talens. Equipment needed for restraining raptors includes towels or drapes, gloves of appropriate size and thickness, and hoods.  
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show Restraint should be done with caution.  
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show Many turtles are quick and therefore should be approached from the rear, with the tail and legs securely held. Simply covering the head, neck, and forelimbs with a cloth towel is usually adequate to prevent injury or harm to handler.  
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Snakes:   show
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show It may include plexiglas sheilds, plexiglas tubes, tongs, canvas bags, or drapes, snake hook, gas anesthetic machine, and plastic bags.  
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What is the wrong way to grab a snake?   show
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Lizards and Crocodilians:   show
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show The approach to lizards is to attempt to block their vision with a towel or sheet of paper, make a quick grab around the shoulder girdle at the base of the skull with one hand, and restrain the pelvic girdle with the other hand.  
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show Their bones are small and light for animals their size.  
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show Rabbits have powerful back legs. One should control the back legs to prevent a "broken back." Never pick a rabbit or restrain it by the ears.  
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show To carry a rabbit short distances, grasp the nape of the neck with one hand while supporting the rear legs with the other.  
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What is the best way to place a rabbit in a cage?   show
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Why should you put a towel or blanket on the exam table when examining a rabbit?   show
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How do you trim a rabbits toe nails?   show
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Restraint of Rodents and Small Mammals:   show
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How should small mammals be picked up?   show
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A large rodent that is standing on the examination table can also be retrained by wrapping a towel around its torso.   show
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