Restraint or immobilization of animals is usually the responsibility of:
The veterinarian
The veterinary assistant
The owner
The kennel staff
What type of muzzle is safe to leave on a dog for extended periods of time?
Commercial Fabric Muzzle
Gauze Muzzle
Tape Muzzle
Basket Muzzle
When trimming a cats/dogs nails, they nails should be trimmed:
As close to the toe as possible.
As close to the quick as possible.
Until the nail bleeds.
Until the patient is in apparent pain.
The cephalic veins in the dog and cat run along the:
Anterior surface of the front limbs.
Lateral surface of the back limbs.
Medial surface of the back limbs.
Ventral surface of the front limbs.
A tourniquet is used temporarily as:
A type of muzzle.
A type of leash.
A device to stop blood flow.
A device for restraint.
The veins of choice for drawing large blood samples from dogs and cats are:
Jugular Veins
Lateral Saphenous Veins
Cephalic Veins
Femoral Veins
A build up of blood, generally the result of leaking blood around the vein is called:
Phlebitis
Homeostasis
Hemolysis
Hematoma
When a patient is laying on their back, this position is referred to as:
Sternal Recumbency
Lateral Recumbency
Dorsal Recumbency
Standing Recumbency
The scruff of the cat is the:
Shoulder Area
Neck Area
Chest Area
Chin Area
Which injection method facilitates the fastest absorption?
Subcutaneous
Intramuscular
Intravenous
Intradermal
Which is the most commonly used things for inserting IV catheters in dogs and cats?
The jugular vein.
The femoral vein.
The jugular arteries.
The cephalic vein.
When sending aggressive dogs home with oral medication, the best advice for the owner would be to:
Stick their hands down the dogs mouth quickly.
Put the pill in the dogs food bowl.
Hide the pill in a small piece of food that the dog likes.
Crush the pill and water and put it in the water bowl.
Vaccinations are given in all of the following routes except:
Intravenously
Intramuscularly
Intrnasal
Subcutaneously
Cage cards and identification collars should be filled out after the animal is placed in the cage.
When handling rabbits, the biggest concern is:
The rabbit injuring itself Ike struggling to break free.
The rabbit not being able to breathe.
The rabbit biting the handler.
The rabbit biting the owner.
Styptic powder is used to:
Stop the bleeding of the nail quick.
Stop the bleeding of the venipuncture sites.
Stop the bleeding of wounds.
Stop nose bleeds.
Ausculatation is the process of listening to the heart, lungs, and abdomen with a stethoscope.
The "quick" is the:
Quick-release on muzzles.
Blood and nerve supply in the skin.
Blood and nerve supply in the nails.
Fast method for applying a muzzle on a fractious animal.
The proper way to restrain the head of a small animal is:
Encircling your thumbs and middle finger around the bird's neck at the jaw level.
Wrapping the head in a towel so they cannot bite.
Cover the bird's eyes to help keep then calm.
The head must not be restrained as it may cause suffocation.
When moving large immobile or unconscious patients, all of the following methods are acceptable except:
Use a metal fram stretcher with two staff members.
Use a large blanket with two staff members.
Carry the patient on your own because they are unconscious.
Use a rolling gurney.
If the veterinarian tells you that he needs to examine the right lateral front leg of a cat, which position would you place the patient in?
Right lateral recumbency
Left lateral recumbency
Dorsal recumbency
Sternalrecumbency
Caudal refers to the anatomical direction:
Towards the head
Towards the belly
Towards the foot
Towards the tail
The dogs tail is _________ to the dogs neck.
Cranial
Dorsal
Caudal
Ventral
The stifle (or knee) of a dogs leg is ______________ to the hip.
Proximal
Distal
Medial
Lateral
The best rope knot to use as a temporary tie when constant tension is applied ad used for positioning an unconscious patients limbs on a surgery table is the:
Square knot
Halter tie
Half hitch
Reefers knot
Types of muzzles include all except:
Basket muzzle
Hackamore muzzles
Leash muzzles
Nylon muzzles
The ear flap in referred to as the:
Pinna
Perineum
Phylum
Prion
The Elizabethan collar may be used to prevent the patient from chewing bandages.
The proper procedure for assisting in the drawing blood from a canine patients lateral saphenous vein is to have the dog in lateral recumbency with one of your hands occluding the vein:
Above the neck
Below the neck
At the knee
Below the tarsal joint
During vaccination, cats can be restatined using:
A sharp tone of voice
Physical restraint
Tranquilzers
Psychological and physical restraint
Restraint begins with analyzing the four fundamentals:
Owners preference, procedure, equipment available, handlers ability.
Procedure, allotted time , equipment available, handlers ability.
The animals behavior, the procedure, the handles ability, and the available equipment.
Owners preference, handlers ability, allotted time, procedure.
Before removing any animal from their cage, the very first thing the handler should do is:
Talk with the firm, commanding tone of voice.
Have all items needed for the procedure ready.
Have a lease ready.
Close all windows and doors.
The term "lateral recumbency "means the patient is:
On its back
Laying on either it's left side or right side
Laying on its sternum
Laying on its stomach
Ineffective utiliziation of physical restraint:
Increases the competency of the veterinarian
Reassures the patient
Can result in injury to the patient and/or staff
Increases the competency of the veterinary technician
When restraining of fractious cat for an oral exam, the equipment of choice would be:
The cat sack
A Cat muzzle
The fish net
A gauze muzzle
Placement of a needle for catheter directly in and animals being is referred to as:
A jugular stick
Vessel administration
Venipuncture
Phlebotomy
When restraining a cat to drawl a large amount of blood, the proper thing to use is the ____________ vein while the patient is in _____________ recumbency:
Lateral saphaneous / lateral
Jugular / sternal
Femoral / sternal
Cephalic / dorsal
