History and Physical Examnation; Assignment 2: Restraining Small Animals for Physical Examination
When restraining a bird, you must make sure not to apply pressure to its A. legs B. breastbone C. beak D. feathers
B. breastbone
Appropriate small-animal restraint techniques A. vary little from species to species B. don't involve excessive force and don't hurt the animal C. work because most animals instinctively accept restraint D. use maximum effective restraint
B. dont involve excessive force and don't hurt the animal
What can you do to get a dog to accept your handling?
Start by scratching the dong under the chin or behind its ears. Then run your hands over the dog's body; this accustoms the dog to the idea that you'll hold it. ONce the dog no longer resists your handling, you may lift it onto the examination table.
When handling a large dog for examination, it's best to A. walk right up to the dog and lift it yourself B. allow it to walk freely around the examination table C. have two people pick up the dog, one at the front end and one at the rear quarters D. reward the dog by letting it jump off the table at the end of the examination
C. have two people pick up the dog, one at the front end and one at the rear quarters
Taking a blood sample from a small animal A. requires little or no restraint B. is performed from the jugular vein bystretching the animal's neck and pointing its nose at the ceiling C. is easy if the animal is a cat, because cats tend to sit patiently without struggling when blood is being drawn D. often employs a tourniquet if the sample comes from a leg vein
D. often employs a tourniquet if the sample comes from the leg vein
The most common restraint device for preventing a dog from licking and chewing a sore spot or bandage is a/an____________
Elizabethan Collar
You can scruff and "stretch" a/an ______ much like you would a cat.
Ferret
What's your primary goal when it comes to restraining any bird?
Your goal always is to hold the bird so that is can't fly, bite, scratch, or become injured
