BOOK
Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals - E-Book
C. C. Sheldon | Teresa F. Sonsthagen | James Topel
(2016)
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Abstract
Learn effective animal handling and restraint techniques! Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals, 2nd Edition describes each procedure with two to eight photos showing the exact steps needed to achieve safe restraint. A chapter is devoted to each domestic animal species, including cats, dogs, cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, rodents, ferrets, and birds. New to this edition are updated photographs showing the latest and greatest restraint procedures for all types of animals. Written by expert veterinary technician educators C.C. Sheldon, Teresa Sonsthagen, and James Topel, this practical guide also includes a chapter on knot tying!
- Step-by-step guidelines make it easy to understand safe, proper restraint procedures.
- Over 500 full-color photographs illustrate restraint procedures.
- A clear, non-technical writing style along with descriptive photographs simplifies animal restraint concepts.
- Comprehensive coverage in each chapter includes normal and abnormal behavior characteristics, precautions, special handling, restraint devices, and descriptions of medical procedures — such as venipuncture — for which special restraint procedures are necessary.
- Restraint Principles chapter summarizes the considerations for restraint, animal safety, circumstances for restraint, the effect of restraint on animals, and complications.
- Knot Tying chapter presents basic types of knots that may be used to safely restrain larger animals.
- UPDATED chapters include behavioral observations describing what to look for in the animal being restrained.
- NEW full-color photographs accompany new restraint procedures for various species.
- NEW! Alternative restraint techniques are added, accompanied by step-by-step photos.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Acknowledgments | viii | ||
| Contents | ix | ||
| 1: Restraint Principles | 1 | ||
| Why learn restraint techniques? | 2 | ||
| Considerations for restraint | 2 | ||
| Effects of Restraint on Animals | 2 | ||
| Safety Considerations | 2 | ||
| Human Safety | 2 | ||
| Question 1: What type of animal behavior am I dealing with? | 2 | ||
| Question 2: How can this animal hurt me? | 3 | ||
| Animal Safety | 3 | ||
| Restraint Procedures and Equipment | 4 | ||
| Equipment | 4 | ||
| Voice | 4 | ||
| Circumstances for restraint | 5 | ||
| Time | 5 | ||
| Temperature | 5 | ||
| Setting | 5 | ||
| Pheromones | 5 | ||
| Personnel | 6 | ||
| Planning | 6 | ||
| Duration | 6 | ||
| Complications | 6 | ||
| Suggested Readings | 6 | ||
| 2: Knot Tying | 7 | ||
| Terminology | 8 | ||
| Equipment maintenance | 8 | ||
| Types of knots | 10 | ||
| Square Knot | 10 | ||
| Surgeon’s Knot | 11 | ||
| Reefer’s Knot (Single Bow Knot) | 12 | ||
| Tomfool Knot (Double Bow Knot) | 12 | ||
| Halter Tie (Quick-Release Knot) | 14 | ||
| Sheet Bend | 16 | ||
| Bowline | 16 | ||
| Bowline on the Bight | 18 | ||
| Half Hitch | 20 | ||
| Clove Hitch | 21 | ||
| Snubbing Hitch | 22 | ||
| 3: Restraint of Cats | 23 | ||
| Behavior | 24 | ||
| Precautions for restraining cats | 24 | ||
| Guidelines for restraining cats | 25 | ||
| Restraining the Head | 25 | ||
| Removing a Collar | 26 | ||
| Restraining the Legs | 26 | ||
| Removing from Cage or Carrier | 27 | ||
| Returning to Cage or Carrier | 30 | ||
| Carrying a Cat | 31 | ||
| Restraint techniques | 32 | ||
| Standing Restraint | 32 | ||
| Sternal Restraint | 33 | ||
| Left-Lateral Recumbency (the Cat’s Left Side Will Touch the Table) | 35 | ||
| Right-Lateral Recumbency (the Cat’s Right Side Will Touch the Table) | 37 | ||
| Two-Person Lateral Recumbency | 37 | ||
| Pretzel Hold | 38 | ||
| Restraint for venipunctures | 39 | ||
| Applying a tourniquet for cephalic venipuncture | 41 | ||
| Restraint for nail trimming | 44 | ||
| Restraint equipment | 44 | ||
| Towels | 44 | ||
| Blankets | 47 | ||
| Cat Restraint Bag | 48 | ||
| Muzzles | 50 | ||
| Gauntlets | 52 | ||
| Chemical Restraint | 52 | ||
| Cat Lasso | 52 | ||
| Suggested Readings | 53 | ||
| 4: Restraint of Dogs | 55 | ||
| General considerations | 56 | ||
| Potential for Injury | 56 | ||
| Special Handling | 56 | ||
| Puppies | 56 | ||
| Pregnant Bitches | 57 | ||
| Old Dogs | 57 | ||
| Nervous Dogs | 57 | ||
| Aggressive Dogs | 57 | ||
| Injured Dogs | 57 | ||
| Handling caged dogs | 58 | ||
| Large Friendly or Calm Dogs | 59 | ||
| Nervous or Aggressive Dogs | 62 | ||
| Handling dogs in a run | 64 | ||
| Retrieval from a Run | 64 | ||
| Returning to the Run | 66 | ||
| Lifting and carrying dogs | 68 | ||
| Lifting and Carrying a 5- to 50-Pound Dog | 68 | ||
| Lifting and Carrying a Dog That Weighs More Than 50 Pounds | 72 | ||
| General restraint procedures | 73 | ||
| Standing Restraint | 73 | ||
| Sternal Restraint | 75 | ||
| Lateral Restraint | 77 | ||
| Lateral Restraint to Standing Restraint | 80 | ||
| Sternal to Lateral Restraint | 81 | ||
| Restraining large dogs | 83 | ||
| Head Restraint | 84 | ||
| Turning the dog | 88 | ||
| Restraint for venipuncture | 89 | ||
| Jugular Venipuncture | 89 | ||
| Cephalic Venipuncture | 91 | ||
| Tourniquet Application | 93 | ||
| Lateral Saphenous Venipuncture | 95 | ||
| Restraint devices | 96 | ||
| Muzzles | 96 | ||
| Commercially Prepared Muzzles | 96 | ||
| Commercial muzzle placement | 96 | ||
| Removal of a commercial muzzle | 98 | ||
| Gauze or Rope Muzzle | 99 | ||
| Leather Gloves | 102 | ||
| Rope Leashes | 102 | ||
| Capture Poles | 102 | ||
| Towels and Blankets | 103 | ||
| Movement-Limiting Devices | 104 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 105 | ||
| 5: Restraint of Cattle | 107 | ||
| Herding cattle | 108 | ||
| Restraint in chutes and stanchions | 111 | ||
| Restraint of the head | 116 | ||
| Rope Halter | 116 | ||
| Nose Lead | 120 | ||
| Nose Ring | 120 | ||
| Oral medications | 122 | ||
| Lifting legs | 123 | ||
| Antikicking devices | 126 | ||
| Restraint using the tail | 126 | ||
| Tail Jacking | 126 | ||
| Tail Tying | 127 | ||
| Restraint of calves | 128 | ||
| Flanking | 128 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 130 | ||
| 6: Restraint of Horses | 131 | ||
| Approaching and capturing a horse | 134 | ||
| Leading a horse | 139 | ||
| Tying a horse | 140 | ||
| Cross tying | 141 | ||
| Restraint of the head | 141 | ||
| Distraction Techniques | 141 | ||
| Rocking an Ear | 141 | ||
| Skin Roll | 141 | ||
| Hand Twitch | 141 | ||
| Eye Cover | 143 | ||
| Blindfolds | 143 | ||
| Caveman Pats” | 143 | ||
| Leg Lift | 144 | ||
| Twitches | 145 | ||
| Chain Shank | 149 | ||
| Lifting feet | 151 | ||
| Placing a mouth wedge | 153 | ||
| Stocks | 154 | ||
| Tail tying | 155 | ||
| Hobbles | 156 | ||
| Restraint of foals | 156 | ||
| Loading into a trailer | 156 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 158 | ||
| 7: Restraint of Sheep | 159 | ||
| Capturing sheep | 160 | ||
| Restraint for examination | 160 | ||
| Restraint for medications | 165 | ||
| Restraint for jugular venipuncture | 166 | ||
| Restraint of lambs | 167 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 168 | ||
| 8: Restraint of Goats | 169 | ||
| Restraint for examination | 170 | ||
| Restraint of the Head | 172 | ||
| Collars | 172 | ||
| Restraint for venipuncture | 173 | ||
| Oral medication | 174 | ||
| Restraint for hoof trimming | 175 | ||
| Restraint for dehorning and castration | 175 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 176 | ||
| 9: Restraint of Swine | 177 | ||
| Moving and capturing pigs | 178 | ||
| Hurdles | 178 | ||
| Paddles | 179 | ||
| Bucket | 179 | ||
| Carrying or lifting pigs | 180 | ||
| Restraint of the head | 182 | ||
| Hog Snare | 182 | ||
| Snubbing Rope | 184 | ||
| Whole-body restraint | 184 | ||
| Trough | 184 | ||
| Hobbles | 184 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 185 | ||
| 10: Restraint of Rodents, Rabbits, and Ferrets | 187 | ||
| The mouse | 188 | ||
| Cage Retrieval and Restraint | 188 | ||
| Oral Gavage | 190 | ||
| Injections | 192 | ||
| The rat | 194 | ||
| Oral Gavage | 196 | ||
| Injections | 197 | ||
| Blood Collection | 200 | ||
| The hamster | 201 | ||
| Injections | 203 | ||
| Oral Gavage | 203 | ||
| The gerbil | 203 | ||
| Injections | 205 | ||
| Oral Gavage | 205 | ||
| The guinea pig | 207 | ||
| Injections | 208 | ||
| The rabbit | 209 | ||
| Injections | 212 | ||
| Venipuncture | 213 | ||
| The ferret | 214 | ||
| Injections | 215 | ||
| Blood Collection | 217 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 218 | ||
| 11: Restraint of Birds | 219 | ||
| Transport to Clinic | 220 | ||
| Capturing the Bird | 220 | ||
| Small Birds | 220 | ||
| Large Birds | 222 | ||
| Restraint for Medical Procedures | 224 | ||
| Oral Medications | 224 | ||
| Injections | 225 | ||
| Venipuncture | 225 | ||
| Splint Application | 226 | ||
| Cloacal Swab | 226 | ||
| Radiography | 227 | ||
| Elizabethan Collar | 227 | ||
| Beak Restraint | 227 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 227 | ||
| Appendix A: Gender Names | 229 | ||
| Dog | 229 | ||
| Cat | 229 | ||
| Horse | 229 | ||
| Cattle | 229 | ||
| Pig | 229 | ||
| Sheep | 229 | ||
| Goat | 229 | ||
| Rabbit | 229 | ||
| Ferret | 229 | ||
| Suggest Readings | 229 | ||
| Appendix B: Physiologic Data | 231 | ||
| Glossary | 233 | ||
| Index | 235 |