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Handling and Restraint Key Terms Flashcards

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Dog Body Language:
Ears in natural position
Eyes are soft
Tail in natural state

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Neutral / Relaxed Pose

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Dog Body Language:
Body loose and wiggly
Tail wags - wide sweeps back and forth

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Happy Pose

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Dog Body Language:
Ears perked forward
Mouth slightly open
Pupils may dilate

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Alert Pose = interested attention

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Dog Body Language:
Ears and tail up farther
Mouth closed
Breath held

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Excited Pose = intense attention

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The Four F’s (Fear Poses)

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Fret/Fidget
Freeze
Flight
Fight

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Dog Body Language:
Avoid eye contact
Turn away
Tiptoeing
Lip licking or panting
Lift one front paw

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Fret or Fidget Pose

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Dog Body Language:
Ears, tail, head are down
Whale eyes
Rapid breathing (mouth closed)
Trembling

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Freeze Pose

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Dog Body Language:
Scramble or slink away
Body hunched
Tail tucked
Panting - mouth and tough tight

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Flight Pose

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Dog Body Language:
Ears, tail, and body are lowest
Teeth showing
Growl or deep bark

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Defensive Aggression Pose (Fight Pose)

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Dog Body Language:
Lead forward
Ears and tail up
Body stiff and rigid
Puckered lips (show front teeth)
Lunge and bark

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Offensive Aggression Pose (Fight Pose)

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Safest, most effective, and most humane collar for all sizes and breeds of dogs

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Martingale Collar

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Stainless steel link collar with a ring at each end

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Training Collar

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Collar only appropriate for daily home use, not for restraint

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Nylon Collar

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Halter that fits around the nose of the dog behind its ears

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Gentle Lead Collar (Promise Collar)

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Leash made of one flat or braided nylon with a metal ring at one end

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Slip Lead

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Any device applied around an animal’s nose and mouth to prevent the animal from biting

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Muzzle

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17
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Good for dogs that hyperventilate or hypersalivate when wearing traditional muzzles

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Basket Muzzle

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18
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Long metal or heavy-duty plastic tubular handle with a thick retractable wire inside it used to restrain dogs

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Head Snare (ketch pole, capture pole, restraint pole, rabies pole)

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Restraint method used when a dog is compliant and still

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Standing Restraint

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Sitting Restraint is for what types of technical procedures

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Injections or forelimb venipuncture

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Restraint technique that gets the animal to lay down on its stomach with its forelimbs extended in front of it

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Sternal Recumbency

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22
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Sternal Recumbency is used for what technical procedures

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Drawing blood from or placing IV catheters in the cephalic vein

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23
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Where is the cephalic vein located

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In front the forelimb

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Restraint technique that gets the dog or cat to lay on its side

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Lateral Recumbency

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Lateral Recumbency is used for what technical procedures

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Drawing blood from or placing an IV catheter in the lateral or medial saphenous veins

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26
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Which saphenous vein do you use for dogs vs cats

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Dogs - lateral saphenous vein
Cats - medial saphenous vein

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27
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puncturing a ____ to collect blood or administer medication

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Venipuncture

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28
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holding off the vein so that when blood pools in the vein it can be easily palpated

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Occluding

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29
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Where are the saphenous veins located?

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Lateral - outside of the hindlimb
Medial - inside of the hindlimb

30
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What 3 restraints can a dog be in for cephalic venipuncture

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Standing, Sitting, or Sternal Recumbency

31
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What 2 restraints can a dog be in for lateral saphenous venipuncture

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Standing or Lateral Recumbency

32
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What 3 restraints can a dog be in for jugular venipuncture?

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Standing, Sitting or Sternal Recumbency

33
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Cat Body Language:
Ears relaxed, forward and slightly to the side
Eyes almond shaped center
Tails curved loosely toward body
Mouth closed

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Neutral and Relaxed Pose

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Cat Body Language:
Body relaxed but interested
Rubbing up against you

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Happy Pose

35
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Cat Body Language:
Body shifts forward and lowered
Ears/Whiskers perked forward
Staring at what has its attention

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Alert Pose (interested attention)

36
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Cat Body Language:
Tail up/moving gently or resting on the ground
Really ____ = tail thrash back and forth + pupils dilate

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Excited Pose (intense attention)

37
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Cat Body Language:
Avoid eye contact - turning head away
Body tucking lower
Pupils get larger
Whiskers back slightly

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Fret or Fidget Pose

38
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Cat Body Language:
Whole body flattened down
Feet tucked under
Tail hugging body

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Freeze Pose

39
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Cat Body Language:
Tail poofed up
Ears turned out to side
Backing away while watching watching

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Flight Pose

40
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Cat Body Language:
Ears, tail, body low
Leaning away
Teeth showing
Swatting
Hiss

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Defensive Aggression Pose

41
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Cat Body Language:
Lead forward
Raise butt and stand on tiptoes
Ears/Whiskers forward
Tail wag or flick

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Offensive Aggression Pose

42
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Grasping a cat by the skin on the back of its neck

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Scruffing or Fetal Hold

43
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Clear plastic tube with access ports drilled into it
- used for venipuncture and injections

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Acrylic Rodent Restrainer

44
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Rubber tipped rodent restraint device used to transport small rodents from one cage to another

45
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Which rodents can be handled similarly? Gerbils, Ferrets, Hamsters, Mice, Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, Rats, Chinchillas

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Gerbils/Mice

Guinea Pig/Chinchilla

Hamsters/Ferrets/Rabbits/Rats

46
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Restraint that encircles the head with a noseband and a throat latch

47
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A guide leash for farm animals

48
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A series of bars tied together like a non-rigid fence to prevent horses from biting or licking itself

49
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A horse restraint composed of a long wooden handle with a loop of rope at the end in order to tighten the device slowly on the horse’s lip throughout a procedure

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Lip Twitch

50
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A twitch used when another restrainer is unavailable to assist

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Humane Twitch

51
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Maximum time to have a twitch applied to a horse

52
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Twitch method involving grasping the skin on the neck cranial to the shoulder

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Hand Twitch

53
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A leather strap fastened around an animal’s legs to restrict movement

54
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A narrow enclosure that partially immobilizes a horse for treatment

55
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Restraint method used to help examine a horse/cattle’s rectum or vagina

56
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A wedge shaped structure that prevents a horse from biting down while someone is examining or treating its mouth

57
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A device used to distract a horse’s attention during a procedure that involves a long lead with 2 ft of metal loops and snap hooks

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Chain Shank

58
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The narrow end of the alley used to examine cattle

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Cattle Chute

59
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The opening at the end of a cattle chute that holds the cow’s head in place

60
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Large metal tongs with large ball-shaped ends that can control a cattle’s head when a halter isn’t sufficient to

61
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A long handled metal rod with a large hook at one end that clips to a cattle’s nose ring

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Bull Staff

62
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A method of lifting the tail to distract the animal from procedures performed

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Tail Jacking

63
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Handling a small calf vs a large calf

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Small (<40 lbs) = pick up like a foal
Large (>40 lbs) = lead with a rope

64
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A long device with a round hook at the end used to immobilize an individual sheep

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Shepherd’s Crook

65
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A flat shield-like piece of plastic or plywood about 3 ft square used to coax pigs into different pens

66
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A large, long handled clamp with a rope that holds the ends of the clamp shut

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Pig Catcher

67
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A long metal-handled tube enclosing a rope, cable, or chain loop that protrudes from the handle

68
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A restraint tool with loop at one end, tied with a slip knot so that the loop can be tightened - typically used for pig restraint

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Snubbing Rope

69
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A net attached to the end of a long-handled wooden pole used to remove individual birds from a flock

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Catching Net

70
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A 5 in long hook attached to a long-handled pole used to capture chickens and turkeys by the leg

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Catching Hook

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