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Dog Restraint Flashcards

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What are the 3 ear positions?

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-Back
-Dropped
-Erect

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Ears back meaning

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Fear, Defensiveness

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Ears dropped meaning

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Deference/Submission

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Ears erect meaning

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Alert, Willingness to Interact

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What are the 3 eye behaviors?

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-Direct Gaze
-Averted Gaze
-Dilated Pupils

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Direct gaze meaning

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Challenge, confidence

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Averted gaze meaning

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Fear, cowardness, deference

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Dilated pupils meaning

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Fear

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Lip positions

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-Dorsal retraction: exposes incisors and canines
-Grin: lips pulled back laterally to expose teeth laterally (mouth open, panting)

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Dorsal retraction of lips meaning

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Agression

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Grin meaning

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Interactive deferential

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Bark/Snarl Types

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-Incisors and canines exposed
-All teeth and back of throat clearly seen, head back

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Incisors and canines are exposed when snarling meaning

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Confidence, offensive aggression

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All teeth and throat apparent with head back barking meaning

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Defensive aggression, fear

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Wagging tail types

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-Low, sweeping wag
-Erect tail with short, stiff wags

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Low sweeping wag meaning

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Friendly

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Erect tail with short, stiff wags meaning

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Aggression

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Piloerection

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Hair standing on end (down the back, shoulders, and hips especially)

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Piloerection body language meaning

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Reactive, assertive aggression, fear aggression

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Submission posture characteristics

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-Posture that makes them seem smaller or closer to the ground
-Rolling on back
-Averted gaze
-Lowered neck and ears
-Grinning
-Licking
-Pawing

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Submission/possible fear aggression posture characteristics

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-Head lowered
-Ears back
-Pupils dilated
-Eyes darting, worried look
-Urination
-Tail tucked

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Fear aggression posture characteristics

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-Mixed body posture (teeth exposed but tail tucked)

23
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How should a dog be brought into the clinic?

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Leashed or in a carrier

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How do you approach a dog?

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-Talk in a soothing voice
-Avoid intimidation or challenging
-Move slowly yet confidently
-Don’t look in the eyes
-Don’t tower over
-Allow the dog to approach you
-Offer hand below muzzle, palm down
-Determine dog’s receptiveness

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What is the best way to capture a moderately aggressive dog or non-aggressive dog?

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Slip leash

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Slip leashes are good to have in case…

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-Dog is brought in w/o a leash or carrier
-Dog slips out of collar
-Dog shows signs of aggression
-Dog has to be removed from cage
-You have a dog that pulls (won’t come off, snug)

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How to use a slip leash

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-Slide end with handle through metal ring
-Make a loop larger than the dog’s head
-Hold the loop with 1st two fingers
-Hold leash end w/ last 2 fingers

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How to remove a friendly dog from a cage or carrier

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-If in a cage, open the door wide enough to introduce arm
-If in a top cage, lift the dog out
-If in bottom cage, open door and lead dog out
-If in carrier, open door on exam table to prevent falling
-Stop door from swinging open with hand or leg
-Slip loop over dog’s head
-Pull least until snug around neck

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How to remove a small aggressive dog from a cage

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-House in bottom cage if possible
-If in top cage, use bite gloves or heavy blankets and lift out
-If in bottom cage, use a slip leash or a rabies pole
-If giving an injection, use a scratch shield

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How to use a rabies pole on an aggressive dog

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-Avoid reaching hand into cage
-Slide pole into cage
-Slip cable over neck
-Pull center rod or cable to tighten

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How to perform snubbing

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-Threat a slip leach thriugh cage or wall hook as the level of the dog’s neck
-Push dog’s butt forward while tightening leash to bring the face flush with the cage bars or wall

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What animal behaviors is snubbing used for?

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Friendly or unfriendly

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Lifting general rules

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-Dogs may become unfriendly when being lifted
-Keep dog’s face away when lifting
-If in doubt of an animal’s behavior, muzzle before lifting and bear the dog’s front of weight with it’s collar

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Lifting a small friendly dog

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-Squat next to dog
-One had under chest with fingers between forelegs
-Back end tucked under arm
-Secure dog against the side of your thigh and stand

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Lifting a medium-sized friendly dog

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-One arm around neck/chest
-One arm around back end

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Lifting large friendly dogs

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-May take 2 people
-One supports head and thorax
-One supports abdomen and hindlegs
-Lift with legs
-Treat on floor

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Lifting an unfriendly dog

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-Muzzle first
-One hand holds leash/collar
-Other arm under chest/abdomen
-Hold dog’s face away using leash/collar
-May need to sedate

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Muzzling procedure

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-Someone holds leash
-Adjust the length of the muzzle straps
-Stand behind dog, face same direction
-Hold straps near muzzle
-Slip muzzle on w/ large part on bottom
-Ensure it’s not in the mouth
-Bring straps under ears and fasten behind head

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Brown gauze muzzling procedure

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-Cut a strip of gauze
-4ft for large dogs
-3ft for small dogs
-Make loop 2x the diameter of the muzzle
-Stand behind dog, facing same direction
-Slip loop over muzzle w/ knot on top
-Tighten quickly
-Cross ends under lower jaw
-Bring ends behind ears
-Tie ends in a bow
-To remove, pull one end of bow and let dog paw it off
-Often another muzzle is put overtop
-A leash can be used as well

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Restraint procedure for cephalic venipuncture

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-Wrap arm around head, dog should not be able to turn head
-Reach other arm over and place pinkie and ring finger behind the dog s elbow to keep from retracting foreleg
-Reach medially with thumb to place pressure of cephalic vein
-Roll vein
-Use elbow to pin dog against you
-If on floor, use leg to keep dog from backing up

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Restraint procedure for jugular venipuncture: medium and small size

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-Place dog in sternal recumbency
-Reach over dog’s neck and around to place hand under muzzle
-Lift head up
-Hold forelegs down with other hand/arm

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Restraint procedure for jugular venipuncture: large dog

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-Place dog in sitting position on the floor
-Brace feet behind butt to hold them in place
-Use knees to brace
-Hold fingers under muzzle, putting thumbs on top to raise the head

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How to restrain a dog into lateral recumbency

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-If dog is small enough, do on exam table
-If dog is large, do it on floor while kneeling
-Reach over back, around, and under it to grasp both forefeet and hindfeet, if both can’t be grasped, grasp the closest ones
-Hold dog against you
-Pull feet out from under dog
-Let body slide down you
-Use forearms to hold dog’s head/neck and hips down on the table/floor

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Restraint procedure for lateral saphenous venipuncture

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-With dog in latercal recumbency or standing
-Wrap arm under and around head
-Hold carnial and caudial aspects of thigh between thumb and fingers, placing pressure on caudial thigh

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