Feline rehabilitation Flashcards
Nämn några skillnaden i beteende hos hund och katt som är bra att ta i beaktande när man lägger upp rehabiliteringsplan
”Funktion”:
Katter - jakt, klättring…
Hundar - uthållighet, distans, flockmedlem
Träning
Katter - kort session
Hundar - längre session
Minne
Katter - långt (16 h)
Hundar - kort (5 min)
Hur kan hund resp katt reagera vid stress?
Katter – flyr, tvättar sig, aggression (som sista alternativ)
Hundar – skakar, hässjar, slickar, gnäller, fly/undvikande, aggression som sista alternativ
Hur skiljer sig katters anatomi från hundar?
Katter har:
• No sacrotuberous, supraspinous, or nuchal ligament
• Forelimbs straighter (for impact/landing)
• Hindlimbs longer & more angulated (for propulsion/launching)
Hur ser rörelsemönstret ut i gait (gång/skritt) för katter?
- RR-RF-LR-LF
* 2-3 paws on the ground at any one time
Hur ser rörelsemönstret ut i amle (vanka/lunka)?
- RR-RF-LR-LF
- Moments when three paws are on the ground
- Inefficient gait
Hur ser rörelsemönstret ut i pace (passgång)?
- RF-RR then LF-LR
- Two paws are on the ground
- Center of gravity shifts laterally
- Abnormal gait in dogs
- Primary pattern of “walking” by cats
Hur ser rörelsemönstret ut i trav?
- RF-LR then LF-RR
- Diagonal
- Most efficient
Hur ser rörelsemönstret ut i galopp?
CANTER (mer samlad?)
• Rotary (vanligast) - RR then LR-LF then RF
• Transverse (ovanligare och mindre effektivt) - RR then LR-RF then LF
GALLOP (mer rusande?)
• Rotary (vanligare) - RR-LR then LF-RF then RR-LR
• Transverse (ovanligt) - RR-LR then RF-LF then RR-LR
Hur kan man göra anpassningar på kliniken för att minska stress hos katter?
- Reduce time in the waiting room
- Consider the treatment room & set-up
- Allow the patient time to explore, consider the treatment time (eep sessions short and interesting)
- Consider client interview/education & patient treatment “intervals”
- Consider the carrier
- Bring it up to your height (or get down to the carriers’ level)
Hur kan man anpassa undersökningsrummet för att minska stress hos katter?
- Quiet – minimizing sounds & smells
- Small – fewer chances for hiding places or escape
- Sign on the door: Do not open!
- Pheromone or calming diffuser (Feliway)
- Flooring surface – high coefficient of friction for reduced risk of sliding (ie., dry, textured)
Hur kan man hantera katten under rehab för att minimera stress?
- Let them explore & move as independently as possible
- Less handling is more
- Avoid sudden, rapid movements – this can be seen as a threat
- If necessary, use a harness
- As a last resort, the cat can be “scruffed” – when the cat is gripped on the skin behind the head & neck it will become quiet & passive
Vad vill man ha för subjektiv information från veterinären inför planering av rehab?
• Age, breed, spayed/neutered
• Prior medical history
• Information regarding the presenting condition
- Veterinary clinical history
- Medication history
- Results of diagnostics (imaging, labwork)
- Veterinary referral (remiss)
Vad vill man ha för subjektiv information från DÄ inför planering av rehab?
- What is the cat’s normal lifestyle?
- How active is she?
- How much time does she spend indoors/outdoors? (How does she access outdoors?)
- Where does she sleep?
- What does she eat & how often?
- What physical challenges is she facing?
- Can she groom herself?
- Can she access her litterbox? (Is she having accidents?)
- Can she access her environment? (What is it like? Furniture? Flooring surfaces? Stairs? Access to windows?)
- Is she playful?
- Is she eating?
- Is she sleeping more or less?
- What are your goals?
Vad vill man ha för objektiv information inför planering av rehab (vad är bra att observera innan)?
- Vital signs (HR, RR, BCS, temp, BP)
- Functional mobility & Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
- Gait
- Functional strength
- Balance
- Flexibility & range of motion
- Hands off & hands on assessment
- Neurological screen
- Sensory testing
- Accessory motion testing
- Palpation
- Pain evaluation
Ge exempel på Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
- Transitions/transfers (övergångar/förflyttningar)
- Sit to stand, stand to sit
- Down to stand, stand to down
- Rolling
- Stretching
- Accessing food/water
- Accessing litter box
- Accessing cat door
Vad kan vara tecken på “lameness”?
• Any gait “deviation” (avvikelse) from normal • For example: - Limping - Holding up a paw - Tail to one side - Head bobbing - Hopping or skipping - Lateral sway - Joint “giving way” with weight bearing