Handling and Restraint

Question 1

acrylic rodent restraint

Answer 1

Used for rat and mouse venipuncture; a clear plastic tube with holes drilled into it that holds a small rodent.

Question 2

bull staff

Answer 2

Restraint equipment for cattle that consists of a long-handled metal rod with a large hook at one end that clips to the nose ring, helping restrain the head.

Question 3

casting rope

Answer 3

A rope used to place an enclosed animal on its side.

Question 4

cat bag

Answer 4

Restraint device designed to enclose a cat’s body while providing access to treatment sites.

Question 5

catching hook

Answer 5

A hook, usually about five inches long, attached to a long-handled pole for the purpose of catching chickens turkeys.

Question 6

catching net

Answer 6

A net, usually attached to the end of a long-handled wooden pole, used to remove individual birds from a flock.

Question 7

cattle chute

Answer 7

A cattle examination are large enough to hold one animal, often with poles for cross-thin and opening to hold the animal’s head in place.

Question 8

cephalic vein

Answer 8

venipuncture site along the front of the foreleg

Question 9

chain shank

Answer 9

A long leather lead or rope with about two-foot length of chain and a snap hook at one end, used to distract a horse.

Question 10

chain twitch

Answer 10

A horse restraint, usually composed of a long wooden handle with a loop of stainless-steel chain at one end, designed to distract a horse by stimulating its nerves.

Question 11

chemical restraint

Answer 11

Use of sedatives, tranquilizers, and anesthetics on an animal.

Question 12

cross-tie

Answer 12

A restraint method that restricts an animal’s side-to-side head movement by tying two ropes to the halter and to cross-tie rings in a barn or transport trailer.

Question 13

fetal hold

Answer 13

The technique of grasping a cat by the scruff of the neck.

Question 14

forceps

Answer 14

Instrument that grasps small rodents and allows for their transport from one cage to another.

Question 15

halter

Answer 15

Gear composed of a noseband and a throat latch that encircles the head of a large animal, such as a horse, allowing a lead to be attached for restraint.

Question 16

head snare

Answer 16

A long metal or heavy-duty plastic, tubular handle with a thick retractable wire inside it, forming a large loop designed to be pulled out, slipped owner an animal’s head, and quickly tightened.

Question 17

hobble

Answer 17

A leather strap fastened around an animal’s legs to restrict movement.

Question 18

hurdle

Answer 18

Flat, shield-like piece of plastic or plywood three feet square, used to direct a group pigs into an enclosure.

Question 19

jugular vein

Answer 19

Venipuncture site on the front of the neck.

Question 20

lateral recumbency

Answer 20

Animal restraint in its side and stretched out (also called reclining restraint)

Question 21

lead

Answer 21

A guide leash, often made of leather or rope, that attaches to a heater and allows you to hold an animal in place or guide its direction

Question 22

manual restraint

Answer 22

Using your hands to hold an animal in the desired position.

Question 23

mechanical restraint

Answer 23

Use of equipment, such as leashes, collars, restraint bags, and poles, on an animal.

Question 24

milking hobbles

Answer 24

Two metal bands, connected by a length of chain, used to prevent a cow from kicking.

Question 25

muzzle

Answer 25

Any device applied around an animal’s nose and mouth to prevent the animal from biting.

Question 26

nasal septum

Answer 26

Tissue between nostrils.

Question 27

nose lead

Answer 27

Large metal tongs with large bat-shaped ends, designed to hold the heads of cattle in place.

Question 28

occlude

Answer 28

In ventipunctire, to block or hold doff a vein by pressing on it with your finger, blowing blood to pool in the vein.

Question 29

pig catcher

Answer 29

A long-handled, large clamp with a rope that holds the end of the clamp shut

Question 30

restraint gloves

Answer 30

Heavy gauntlet-type gloves, used to handle cats, typically made of leather too thick for cats to bite through.

Question 31

rope twitch

Answer 31

A device just like a chain twitch, only made of rope.

Question 32

saphenous vein

Answer 32

Venipuncture site on the outer surface of the hind leg.

Question 33

snubbing rope

Answer 33

A rope with a loop at one ned, tied with a slip knot so that the loop can be tightened, designed to help restrain a captured pig’s head.

Question 34

stanchion

Answer 34

An opening at the front of a cattle chute that holds the head in place.

Question 35

sternum

Answer 35

Breastbone

Question 36

sternal recumbency

Answer 36

Animal placed on its sternum at the edge of the table, its forelegs extending off the edge of the table

Question 37

stocks

Answer 37

Narrow enclosures that partially immobilize a horse for treatment.

Question 38

tail jacking

Answer 38

Used to prevent the animal from kicking, this technique restrains an animal for minor technical procedures. It involves lifting the tail in line with he animal’s spine to avoid fracturing the vertebrae.

Question 39

tail tying

Answer 39

Technique that involves tying and animal’s tail out of the way fro certain procedures.

Question 40

training collar

Answer 40

Stainless-steel links with a ring at each end, forming a dog collar designed to tighten momentarily with a short, firm tug.

Question 41

venipuncture

Answer 41

Puncturing a vein to collect blood, administer medications, or pass a catheter.

Question 42

v-trough

Answer 42

a v-shaped trough usually made of plywood to restrain a pig on its back.