Cat and dog restraint pt 2
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- You can use distractions: the most powerful of these will be food distraction such as squeeze cheese, canned food, baby food, liverwurst, peanut butter, etc.
- Yes, the stretch technique: Grasp the hind legs with your other hand. Pull forward on the skin of the neck and pull backward on the hind legs as if gently but firmly stretching the cat.
- Are there other ways to restrain a cat.
- Place one arm under the dog’s neck so that the forearm holds the dog’s head securely against the restrainer's body.Place the other arm around the hindquarters to prevent the dog from standing or lying down during the procedure.Pull the dog close to the chest to allow more control.Alternatively, the arm can be placed under the dog’s belly to keep it standing.
- An e collar short for electronic collar - looks like a standard strap collar, but with the addition of a small black transmitter box. Placing the animal in lateral recumbency with the intended venipuncture site on the upper leg.
- Dorsal Recumbency: patient lying on his or her back Sternal Recumbency: patient lying on his or her sternum Lateral Recumbency: patient lying with side down on the x-ray table. A muzzle is a device that is placed over the snout of an animal to keep. lifting a kennel needs to be muzzled. Large- or medium-sized dogs need to be lifted carefully to prevent back injury.
- Alternative sites for blood collection include the cephalic, lateral thoracic and medial saphenous veins. Alternative venipuncture sites are used when the jugular vein is no longer patent or unavailable due to hematoma formation, septic thrombophlebitis or focal cellulitis.
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