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Acrylic Rodent Retriever
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used for rats and mouse venipuncture; a clear plastic tube with holes drilled into it that holds a small rodent
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Bull Staff
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Restraint equipment for cattel that consists of a long-handled metal rod with a large hook at one end that clips to nose ring, helping to restrain head
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Casting Rope
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Rope used to place an enclosed animal on its side
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Cat Bag
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restraint device designed to enclose a cat's body while providing access to treatment sites
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Catching hook
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Hook, usually about five inches long, attached to a long-handled pole for purpose of catching chickens and turkey
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Catching net
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net, usually attached to end of a long-handled wooden pole, used to remove individual birds from flock
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Cattle chute
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A cattle examination area large enough to hold one animal, often with poles for cross-tying and an opening to hold its head in place
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Cephalic vein
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Venipuncture site aling front of foreleg
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Chain Shank
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Long leather lead or rope with about a two-foot length of chain and a snap hook at one end, used to distract a horse
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Chain twitch
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Horse restraint, usually composed of a long wooden handle with a loop of stainless-steel chain at one end, designed to distract horse by stimulating its nerves
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Chemical restraint
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Use of sedatives, tranquilizers and anesthetics on an animal
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Cross-tie
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Restraint method that restricts an animal's side-to-side head movement by tying two ropes to halter and to cross-tie rings in a barn or transport trailer
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Fetal hold
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technique of grasping cat by scruff of neck
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Forceps
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instrument which grasps small rodents and allows for their transport from one cage to another
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Halter
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Gear composed of a noseband and a throatlatch that encircles head of a large animal such as a horse, allowing a lead to be attached for restraint
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Head snare
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Long metal or heavy-duty plastic, tubular handle with a thich retractable wire inside it, forming a lare loop disigned to be pulled out, slipped over an animal's head and quickly tightnened
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Hobble
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Leather strap fastened around an animal's legs to restrict their movement
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Hurdle
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Flat, shieldlike piece of plastic or plywood three feet square, used to direct group of pigs into an enclosure
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Jugular vein
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Venipunture site on front of neck
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Lateral recumbancy
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Animal restrained on its side and stretched out (also called reclining restraint)
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Lead
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A guide leash, often made of leather or rope, which attaches to halter and allows you to hold an animal in desired position
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Manual restraint
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Using your hands to hold animal in desired position
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Mechanical restraint
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Use of equipment like leashes, collars, restraint bags and poles on an animal
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Milking hobbles
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Two metal bands, connected by a length of chain, used to prevent cow from kicking
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Muzzle
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Any device applied around an animal's nose and mouth to prevent animal from biting
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Nasal septum
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Tissue between nostrils
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Nose lead
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Lare metal tongs with large ball-shaped ends, designed for cattle to hold their heads in place
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Occlude
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In venipuncture, to block or hold off a vein by pressing on it with your finger, allowing blood to pool in vein
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Pig catcher
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Long-handled, large clamp with rope that holds ends of clamp shut
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Restraint gloves
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Heavy gauntlet-style gloves used to handle cats; typically mad of leather too thick for cats to bite through
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Rope twitch
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A device just like a chain twitch, only made of rope
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Saphenous vein
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Venipuncture site on outer surface of hind leg
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Slip leash
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A leash of flat or braided nylon with a ring at one end, designed to tighten momentarily the way a training collar does
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Snubbing rope
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Rope with a loop at one end, tied with a slip knot so that loop can be tightened, designed to help restrain a captured pig's head
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Stanchio
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Opening at front of a cattle chute that holds lead in place
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Sternum
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Breastbone
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Sternal recumbency
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animal is placed on its sternum at edge of table, its forelgs extending off edge of table
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Stocks
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Narrow enclosures that partially immobilize horse for treatment
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Tail jacking
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Used to prevent animal from kicking, this technique restrains animal for minor technical procedures.
It involves lifting tail up in line with animal's spine to prevent fracturing vertebrae |
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Tail tying
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Technique that involves tying an animal's tail out fo the way for certain procedures
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Training collar
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Stainless-steel links with ring at each end, forming dog collar designed to tighten mementarily with short, firm tug
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Venipuncture
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Puncturing a vein to collect blood, administer medication or pass a catheter
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V-trough
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V-shaped trough usually made of plywood used to restrain pig on its back
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Least desirable method of restraint for a cat
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Tranquilizer
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Before opening bird's cage should do the following
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**Close all doors and windows so bird doesn't escape
**Turn off all exhaust fans **Put net or towel close at hand to recapture bird if it escapes **Ask owner if bird will hop on finger or arm |
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Best place to apply chain twitch to horse
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Upper lip
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When holding horse for examination
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Always stand on same side as veterinarian
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Mechanical restraint aids should be cleaned
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after each use
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Correct and safest method for picking up hamster
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Grasp loose skin on back of its neck
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