Animal Handling and Restraint Flashcards
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When using chemical restraint to immobilize a wild or exotic animal, the veterinary assistant's role typically includes:
Answer: Monitoring the animal's vital signs and airway
Under veterinary supervision, the assistant monitors the sedated animal's vitals, temperature, and airway to detect complications.
A dog that freezes, stiffens its body, and gives a hard stare is displaying a warning sign that precedes:
Answer: A bite
Freezing with a hard stare and stiff posture is a well-documented pre-bite warning signal in dogs that must not be ignored.
For a blood draw from the jugular vein of a cat, the cat should ideally be positioned in:
Answer: Sternal recumbency with neck extended and head elevated
Sternal recumbency with the neck extended and head tilted up provides optimal access to the jugular vein on the ventral neck.
Which of the following is a correct statement about using an Elizabethan collar (E-collar)?
Answer: It prevents the animal from accessing wounds or surgical sites
An E-collar creates a physical barrier around the head that prevents the animal from licking, chewing, or scratching wounds or surgical sites.
When a large dog must be placed in dorsal recumbency (on its back), what is the primary safety concern for the handler?
Answer: The dog biting as it resists the awkward position
Dorsal recumbency is unnatural and stressful for dogs; they often resist forcefully, increasing the biting risk to handlers.
In exotic animal handling, a 'capture myopathy' risk is highest in which situation?
Answer: Prolonged, high-stress physical pursuit and restraint of wild animals
Capture myopathy is a life-threatening condition in wild animals caused by extreme exertion and stress during capture, leading to severe muscle damage.
A 'body wrap' or 'thunder shirt' style compression garment can be used during veterinary visits to:
Answer: Reduce anxiety in some dogs through gentle, constant pressure
Compression wraps apply gentle, constant pressure that can reduce anxiety in some dogs, similar to the calming effect of swaddling.