Dog Restraint Flashcards
What are the 3 ear positions?
-Back
-Dropped
-Erect
Ears back meaning
Fear, Defensiveness
Ears dropped meaning
Deference/Submission
Ears erect meaning
Alert, Willingness to Interact
What are the 3 eye behaviors?
-Direct Gaze
-Averted Gaze
-Dilated Pupils
Direct gaze meaning
Challenge, confidence
Averted gaze meaning
Fear, cowardness, deference
Dilated pupils meaning
Fear
Lip positions
-Dorsal retraction: exposes incisors and canines
-Grin: lips pulled back laterally to expose teeth laterally (mouth open, panting)
Dorsal retraction of lips meaning
Agression
Grin meaning
Interactive deferential
Bark/Snarl Types
-Incisors and canines exposed
-All teeth and back of throat clearly seen, head back
Incisors and canines are exposed when snarling meaning
Confidence, offensive aggression
All teeth and throat apparent with head back barking meaning
Defensive aggression, fear
Wagging tail types
-Low, sweeping wag
-Erect tail with short, stiff wags
Low sweeping wag meaning
Friendly
Erect tail with short, stiff wags meaning
Aggression
Piloerection
Hair standing on end (down the back, shoulders, and hips especially)
Piloerection body language meaning
Reactive, assertive aggression, fear aggression
Submission posture characteristics
-Posture that makes them seem smaller or closer to the ground
-Rolling on back
-Averted gaze
-Lowered neck and ears
-Grinning
-Licking
-Pawing
Submission/possible fear aggression posture characteristics
-Head lowered
-Ears back
-Pupils dilated
-Eyes darting, worried look
-Urination
-Tail tucked
Fear aggression posture characteristics
-Mixed body posture (teeth exposed but tail tucked)
How should a dog be brought into the clinic?
Leashed or in a carrier
How do you approach a dog?
-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
What is the best way to capture a moderately aggressive dog or non-aggressive dog?
Slip leash
Slip leashes are good to have in case…
-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)
How to use a slip leash
-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
How to remove a friendly dog from a cage or carrier
-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
How to remove a small aggressive dog from a cage
-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
How to use a rabies pole on an aggressive dog
-Avoid reaching hand into cage
-Slide pole into cage
-Slip cable over neck
-Pull center rod or cable to tighten
How to perform snubbing
-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
What animal behaviors is snubbing used for?
Friendly or unfriendly
Lifting general rules
-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
Lifting a small friendly dog
-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
Lifting a medium-sized friendly dog
-One arm around neck/chest
-One arm around back end
Lifting large friendly dogs
-May take 2 people
-One supports head and thorax
-One supports abdomen and hindlegs
-Lift with legs
-Treat on floor
Lifting an unfriendly dog
-Muzzle first
-One hand holds leash/collar
-Other arm under chest/abdomen
-Hold dog’s face away using leash/collar
-May need to sedate
Muzzling procedure
-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
Brown gauze muzzling procedure
-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
Restraint procedure for cephalic venipuncture
-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
Restraint procedure for jugular venipuncture: medium and small size
-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
Restraint procedure for jugular venipuncture: large dog
-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
How to restrain a dog into lateral recumbency
-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
Restraint procedure for lateral saphenous venipuncture
-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
