1-Restrain Flashcards

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Field of vision -predator

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Usually have forward facing eyes/have field of vision directly in front

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Field of vision- prey

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Usually have eyes places on each side of skull, wide field of vision on each side and blind spot if approached directly from front.

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Potential weapons

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Teeth, claws, hooves, tails

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4 fundamentals of restraint

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  1. Behavior: species, breed, sex, age, territory, hierarchical position, prior experiences
  2. Medical procedure - periprocedure pain levels, duration, body location, degree of immobility required
  3. handler - level of experience, physical Strenght, availability of assistance
  4. Equipment/availability - ropes /leashes, towel/cat bags, leather gloves , cages/carriers, muzzles, commercial gauze, quick release pole , panels , barriers, squeeze cages
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3-Types of restraint

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  1. Psychological- least restrictive, used solely to supplement other methods. Used supplement to physical restraint.

Positive - reinforcement rewarding animal when it performs desired behavior , most effective /humane training method by rewarding animal during development of desired behavior, progression from imperfect to perfect performance

Negative reinforcement- reprimanding animal for negative behaviors

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3-types of restraint

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  1. Physical (manual /mechanical)
  2. Chemical - use of drugs ranging from tranquilizers to general anesthesia
    •restraint choice when strict immobility needed , whenever pain is present or when handling a unpredictable/fractious animal
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Fractious cat 2 weapons

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Claws & teeth

- difficult cat has flatten ears , crouch down

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Techniques for fractious cats-6

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  1. Hide and seek- towel technique, throw blanket as you approach
  2. Kitty burrito - used for draws, injection, prevents cat from scratching, kicking
  3. The shield - when animal is feral, uses to wedge cat to back of cage thru bars
  4. Muzzle- will cover eyes and mouth. E- collar can also be fitted. Applied after towel or burrito technique
  5. Cat bag - acts like burrito except it has zipper to aid in accessing cat
  6. Stretch-cat is scruffier, placed later recumbent, hind limbs grasped in 3 finger fold, cat stretched out
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Hold cat for venipuncture - jugular

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Allows fattest blood draws since largest vein from which to draw blood

  • site closest to teeth /front claws
  • cat must cooperate
  • grasp head in one hand. Stretch cat over edge of table holding body of cat against your arm
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Hold cat for venipuncture -cephalic

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In cats used mostly for intravenous catheter placement

  • pts front leg must be extended thru procedure
  • grasp head in one hand. Grasp behind elbow , extending arm. With thumb apply pressure to top of leg at elbow and roll skin to outside. Occluded vein which forces it to pop up.
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Hold cat for venipuncture -femoral

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Used w fractious cats

  • later recumbecy, inside of bottom leg is accessed
  • scruff cat/ place later recumbecy, karate chop position , apply pressure to bottom leg where it is attached to body while holding top leg tucked out of the way
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Psychological restraint

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Use of auditory/ visual commands. This is least restrictive type of restraint and is used combination with other types of restrain

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Chemical restraint

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The use of tranquilizers, sedatives and/or anesthesia to control an animal

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Feral

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In wild state , especially after escape from captivity or domestication

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Fractious

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Unruly , irritable , readily angered, quarrelsome

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Physical restraint

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Use of ones hands and body as well as species specific devices to control animal