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Animal Restraint Flashcards

1
Q

When is restraining an animal necessary?

A

Health checks
Transport
Medicate
Examination
Getting them used to handling

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What types of equipment is there?

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Snake hook
Pillow case
Crush cage
Cat bag
Noose and pole
Carry cage/fauna box
Towel
Cat catcher
Baskerville muzzle
Mikki muzzle
Collar and lead
Chock chain
Slip lead

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What are the advantages of a cat bag?

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Effective
Transportable
Cheap
Quick
No/basic training
Not painful for animal

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What are the disadvantages of a cat bag?

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Stressful to get animal into
Could catch fur on zip
Easy to break
Could scratch through bag
Animal can still bite

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What are the advantages of a crush cage?

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Stops risk to handler
Quick
Effective
Good for injections
Reduces physical handling
Animal is contained
Sturdy

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What are the disadvantages of a crush cage?

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Stressful for animal
Expensive
Animal could catch feet

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What are the advantages of a cat catcher?

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Keep a distance between animal and handler
Study
Effective
Accessible
Easy to use

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What are the disadvantages of a cat catcher?

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Not flexible
Easy to break
Could injury animal
Stressful for animal

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What are the advantages of a Baskerville muzzle?

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Not painful for animal
Animal can’t bite through it
Animal can still pant and drink water
Can put treats through it

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What are the disadvantages of a Baskerville muzzle?

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Could rub the animal
Animal can get it off easily

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What are the advantages of a Mikki muzzle?

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Cheap
Soft
Less irritable for animal
Effective
Washable

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What are the disadvantages of a Mikki muzzle?

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Short use only
Animal can’t pant or drink water
Easy for the animal to get off
Fiddly to put on
Not as strong

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What are the advantages of a snake bag?

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Cheap
Effective
Calming
Soft
Light weight
Easy to transport and use

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What are the disadvantages of a snake bag?

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Still have to handle the snake to put in it
Snake could bite through it
Can tear easily

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What are the advantages of a snake hook?

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Immobilises striking snake
Multi-purpose
Extendable
Different sizes
Can keep snake at a safe distance
Blunt
Easy to use

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What are the disadvantages of a snake hook?

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Not good for heavy or large snakes
Lack of grip
Not easy to get into tight spaces

17
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What are the advantages of a fauna box?

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Can put substrate in it
Has many uses
Can keep the animal in it for a long period of time
Comes in different sizes
Easy to clean
Easy to observe the animal
Escape proof

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What are the disadvantages of a fauna box?

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Damages easily
Slippery
Can’t add enrichment

19
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What are the advantages of a collar and lead?

A

Easy to use
Cheap
Handler has control
Safe to use
Multi-purpose

20
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What are the disadvantages of a collar and lead?

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Could hurt the animal if they pull
Animal can slip out of the collar
Collar could catch on something
Can be uncomfortable for the animal

21
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What are the advantages of a choke chain?

A

Used for training
Stops the animal pulling

22
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What are the disadvantages of a choke chain?

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Could hurt the animal
Heavy
Noisy
Cold
Fur can get caught in it

23
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What are the advantages of a slip lead?

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Could be used as a halti

24
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What are the disadvantages of a slip lead?

A

Doesn’t stop the animal pulling

25
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What are advantages of a half check?

A

Doesn’t cause injury to the animal

26
Q

What are the disadvantages of a half check?

A

Doesn’t stop the animal pulling

27
Q

What are the advantages of a halti?

A

Stops pulling
Handler has control over the animal
Less aggressive than a muzzle

28
Q

What are the disadvantages of a halti?

A

Some animals don’t tolerate them

29
Q

What are the advantages of a harness?

A

Handler has control over the animal
Easy to catch the animal

30
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What are the disadvantages of a harness?

A

Animal can hurt their back or neck if they pull

31
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What are the advantages of gauntlets?

A

Protect the handlers hands
Cheap
Easy to use

32
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What are the disadvantages of gauntlets?

A

Animal can still bite through them
Can full off
Hard to handle the animal

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