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Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals
- 3rd Edition - April 3, 2023
- Authors: C. C. Sheldon, James Topel
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 1 4 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 7 9 4 - 8
Master proven techniques for the handling and restraint of common animals! Providing clear guidelines to each procedure, Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals, 3rd Editi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMaster proven techniques for the handling and restraint of common animals! Providing clear guidelines to each procedure, Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals, 3rd Edition includes photos showing the exact steps needed to achieve safe restraint of animals seen in the veterinary clinic and visited on farm calls. Separate chapters are devoted to each domestic animal species, including cats, dogs, cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, rodents, ferrets, and birds. This edition adds descriptions of new restraint techniques for cats, dogs, and other species. Written by expert veterinary technician instructors C.C. Sheldon, and James A. Topel, this practical guide also includes a chapter on knot tying!
- Step-by-step guidelines make it easy to understand safe, commonly used restraint procedures, and include alternative restraint techniques for several different species.
- More than 500 full-color images and a clear, non-technical writing style depict and simplify animal restraint concepts.
- Comprehensive coverage includes normal and abnormal animal behavior characteristics, precautions, special handling, restraint devices, and descriptions of special restraint techniques for medical procedures such as venipuncture.
- Restraint Principles chapter summarizes the considerations for proper restraint, animal safety, circumstances for restraint, the effect of restraint on animals, and complications.
- Knot Tying chapter presents basic types of knots that may be used to safely restrain larger animals.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Restraint Principles
- Why Learn Restraint Techniques?
- Considerations for Restraint
- Circumstances for Restraint
- Complications
- Suggested readings
- 2: Knot Tying
- Terminology
- Equipment Maintenance
- Types of Knots
- Suggested readings
- 3: Restraint of Cats
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- Precautions for Restraining Cats
- Guidelines for Restraining Cats
- Restraint for Venipunctures
- Restraint for Nail Trimming
- Restraint Equipment
- Suggested readings
- 4: Restraint of Dogs
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- Handling Caged Dogs
- Handling Dogs in a Run
- Lifting and Carrying Dogs
- General Restraint Procedures
- Restraining Large Dogs
- Turning the Dog
- Restraint for Venipuncture
- Restraint Devices
- Suggested readings
- 5: Restraint of Cattle
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- Herding Cattle
- Restraint in Chutes and Stanchions
- Restraint of the Head
- Oral Medications
- Lifting Legs
- Antikicking Devices
- Restraint Using the Tail
- Restraint of Calves
- Suggested readings
- 6: Restraint of Horses
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- Approaching and Capturing a Horse
- Leading a Horse
- Tying a Horse
- Cross Tying
- Restraint of the Head
- Lifting Feet
- Placing a Mouth Wedge
- Stocks
- Tail Tying
- Hobbles
- Restraint of Foals
- Loading Into a Trailer
- Suggested readings
- 7: Restraint of Sheep
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- Capturing Sheep
- Restraint for Examination
- Restraint for Medications
- Restraint for Jugular Venipuncture
- Restraint of Lambs
- Suggested readings
- 8: Restraint of Goats
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- Restraint for Examination
- Restraint for Venipuncture
- Oral Medication
- Restraint for Hoof Trimming
- Restraint for Dehorning and Castration
- Suggested readings
- 9: Restraint of Swine
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- Moving and Capturing Pigs
- Carrying or Lifting Pigs
- Restraint of the Head
- Whole Body Restraint
- Suggested readings
- 10: Restraint of Rodents, Rabbits, and Ferrets
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- The Mouse
- The Rat
- The Hamster
- The Gerbil
- The Guinea Pig
- The Rabbit
- The Ferret
- Suggested readings
- 11: Restraint of Birds
- Restraint and Behavior Considerations
- Transport to Clinic
- Capturing the Bird
- Restraint for Medical Procedures
- Suggested readings
- Appendix A: Gender Names
- Dog (CANINE)
- Cat (FELINE)
- Horse (EQUINE)
- Cattle (BOVINE)
- Pig (PORCINE)
- Sheep (OVINE)
- Goat (CAPRINE)
- Rabbit (LAGOMORPH)
- Ferret (MUSTELA)
- Suggested readings
- Appendix B: Physiologic Data
- Glossary
- Index
- No. of pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: 3
- Published: April 3, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323881432
- eBook ISBN: 9780323937948
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C. C. Sheldon
Dr Clarissa (CC ) Sheldon trained Veterinary technicians at Madison Area Technical College for 27 Years. Believing that medicine is a service to life she led students into the field of service medicine by hosting and recruiting students for monthly spay and neuter clinics for Dane county friends of feral, providing volunteers for local humane societies, leading weeklong service trips to Best friend Animal sanctuary, Heifer International ranch in Arkansas, The everglades outpost, spirit horse program in South Dakota and numerous sled dog races across the Midwest for over 20 years. Her joy is helping veterinary technicians use their skills to serve animals and the people who love them.
Affiliations and expertise
Program Director, Veterinary Technician and Laboratory Animal Technician Programs, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI, USAJT
James Topel
Affiliations and expertise
Instructor, Vet Tech and Lab Animal Tech, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI, USA