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Reason for restraint
- examination
- control
- prevent injury to animal or human
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Before restraint you must
- assess the situation
- understand the species behavior
- use appropriate equipment
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Sensory signals
- animals rely on sight, smell, hearing & touch
- also rely on body language to communicate
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Touch for dogs
- smooth stroking
- close contact
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Touch for cats
- independent
- under chin
- above tail
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Touch for horses
- hand contact
- neck & shoulders
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Touch for cattle
- usually none
- if hand raised, on the face
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Touch for sheep/goats
chin
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Pain-induced aggresion
- danger zone high
- should sedate
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Maternal aggresion
the tamest animal will protect their baby
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Predatory aggression
Cats-true carnivore
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Territorial aggression
all species
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Male aggression
testosterone poisoning
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Dominance aggression
give them an inch they will take a mile
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Protection aggression
owner influenced
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Fear aggression
fight or flight
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Lifting a dog
- acquaint first
- one arm around chest, other at hind quarter of dog
- lift with legs
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Loose dog restraint
- use another dog to bait
- drop down to dog level
- talk soothingly
- extend palm down
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Kenneled dog restraint
- talk to dog first to evaluate
- open door & let dog walk through loop in leash
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Exam room restraint
- may need to remove owner from from
- some need the alpha human in sight
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