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Bathing and Grooming Flashcards

1
Q

What does bathing and grooming enhance in animals?

A

sense of well-being

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2
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What can animals recover from more rapidly when they are bathed and groomed?

A

illness

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3
Q

What should you avoid when bathing and grooming an animal?

A

contact with dermatitis from urine scaling and fecal soiling of skin

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4
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What does bathing and grooming prevent or treat?

A

dermatologic problems

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5
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What does bathing and grooming indicate to the owner?

A

the quality of care pet received at hospital

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6
Q

How often should dogs be bathed?

A

when needed, monthly for inside dogs, day before topical flea control and heart worm prevention,

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7
Q

How often should cats be bathed?

A

only if they REALLY need it

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8
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What does excessive bathing cause?

A

dries the skin and removes water repellant

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9
Q

Some specific skin problems may require what?

A

more bathing

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10
Q

Should you bathe dogs before using a flea or tick dip?

A

yes

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11
Q

When should you clip hair?

A

IV catheters, blood draws, mats

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12
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What should you do before bathing?

A

brush out or remove mats

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13
Q

What type of brush should be used for long hair?

A

slicker

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14
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What type of brush should be used for short hair?

A

soft bristle brush

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15
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What type of brush should be used for cats and long hair?

A

comb

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16
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What type of brush should be used for mats, burrs, and tangles?

A

wire comb

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17
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What can be used to remove mats?

A

splitter, scissors, clippers

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18
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What number clipper blade should be used in removing mats?

A

10

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19
Q

What sanitizing lubricant should blades be soaked in?

A

1/4 cup Borax and 1 tbsp Dawn, 3 tbsp baking soda and dash of bleach, or Lysol

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20
Q

What type of shampoo should be used?

A

Ivory dish soap, baby shampoo, white rain or suave, vegetable oil soaps, cat shampoo, dog shampoo, oatmeal based shampoo

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21
Q

Which soap is a good degreaser but there have been cases of product being absorbed through the skin and causing a toxicity in cats?

A

Dawn dish soap

22
Q

Why should you not use human products on animals?

A

they are the wrong pH and can dry out the pets skin

23
Q

Why should you only use small amounts of shampoo?

A

it goes a long way and too much can be difficult to rinse

24
Q

What is important when bathing?

A

RINSE, RINSE, RINSE

25
Q

Why should you coat the scrotal skin of dogs with petroleum jelly, eyes with ointment, and put cotton in ears before applying therapeutic shampoos?

A

they can be irritating to sensitive skin

26
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How long should therapeutic shampoos be left on?

A

10 minutes

27
Q

How long should flea and tick shampoos be left on?

A

10 minutes

28
Q

What type of shampoo should be used when bathing cats?

A

gentle shampoo

29
Q

What can you do to make cats feel more secure when given a bath?

A

Allow them to cling to an object such as a towel or window screen

30
Q

What can you do to keep a cat under control when given a bath?

A

scruff them

31
Q

Some cats are best bathed ____________

A

under sedation

32
Q

When is the best time to express anal glands?

A

before the bath when they are in the tub

33
Q

What can be used for Tar removal?

A

mineral oil and acetone or dawn dish soap

34
Q

What can be used to remove tar, gum, and asphalt?

A

peanut butter, lard, cold cream, salad oil, spray and wash, mineral oil, nail polish remover, copper tone sunscreen, dawn dish soap

35
Q

When should de-skunking recipes be used?

A

within the first few hours after being sprayed

36
Q

What can be used for de-skunking?

A

vanilla, vinegar, tomato juice, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide, and ammonia

37
Q

What is the de-skunking recipe for vanilla?

A

1 1/4 cup of vanilla in 1 gal of water, soak for 10 min, then bathe and rinse off

38
Q

What is the de-skunking recipe for vinegar?

A

1/2 apple cider vinegar and 1/2 water rinse

39
Q

What are the directions for de-skunking with tomato juice?

A

let dry (24 hours) before washing off, then bathe with clean water

40
Q

What is the de-skunking recipe for hydrogen peroxide?

A

1 qt of 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda, 1 tsp liquid shampoo, follow with tap water rinse

41
Q

What is the de-skunking recipe for ammonia?

A

rinse consisting of diluted household ammonia-2 tsp per 1 gal per 1 gal water

42
Q

What can be used to remove collar stains from fur?

A

bluing or murphy oil soap

43
Q

What can be used to remove glue from fur?

A

vinegar or copper tone sunscreen

44
Q

What can be used to remove varnish from fur?

A

spray and wash laundry aid, rub in, and wash out

45
Q

What can be used to remove oil based paint from fur?

A

rubbing alcohol, borax rubbed in, coppertone sunscreen

46
Q

What can be used to remove adhesive tape from fur?

A

hair dryer to soften tape, isopropyl alcohol, starter fluid

47
Q

What can be used to remove ink from fur?

A

coppertone sunscreen

48
Q

What can be used to remove tree sap from fur?

A

corn oil or dawn dish soap

49
Q

What can be used to remove motor oil and grease from fur?

A

waterless mechanics hand cleaner, chalk rubbed in and allowed to absorb oil, dawn dishwashing liquid, copper tone sunscreen

50
Q

What can be used to remove tear stains?

A

1 tsp boric acid in cup water rub solution on stains daily,
Zinc oxide cream daily (do not get in eyes)
Hydrogen peroxide diluted with water daily (do not get in eyes)
Equal parts milk of magnesium and hydrogen peroxide mixed with corn starch to make a paste

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