FFA Vet Science

Ambubag

helps patients who can not breathe

Anesthetic Machine

holds and provides needed gases

Animal Clippers

used for shaving away hair or fur

Autoclave

pressure chamber used to sterilize equipment at 121 C

Autoclave tape indicator

adhesive tape to indicate the temperature

Backhaus towel clamp

clamp used for fixing drapes to the skin

Balling Gun

used to administer pills or magnets to livestock

Bands

used for castration and banding

Basket muzzle

protection from aggressive dogs

Betadine

for wound cleaning

Body brush

for brushing dirt and debris from the body

Dandy brush

stiff brush for long coats

Slicker brush

for removing mats, debris, and loose hair from cats and dogs

pin brush

ideal for brushing dogs with sensitive skin

bulb syringe

cat bag

for restraining cats

carmalt

catch pole

used to safely catch, hold, and release animals

catheter IV

for infusion of liquid substances directly into vein

Catheter butterfly

same purpose as Iv but used for shorter durations

catheter urine

for emptying the bladder

centrifuge

used to separate two or more substances

chain twitch

used to restrain a horse

chemical indicator strip

used to test sterilization in surgical pack

clipper blades

for clipping fur

clipper comb

for long haired animals

surgical drapes

create a barrier between surgical field and sources of microbes

cold sterile tray

for cold sterilization of instruments

curry comb

helps to loosen dirt and hair

flea comb

used to remove fleas from small animals

scotch comb

used to groom cattle for showing

cover slip

used to cover a specimen on a microscope slide

Barnes dehorner

dehorning 3-4 month old calves

Electric Dehorner

dehorning up to 2 month old calves, no blood loss

tube dehorner

for calves 2-3 months

dental float

for filing horses teeth

dental retractor

hold mouth open during floating

dental scaler

removing plaque and tartar

Disposable hypodermic needles

for giving injections

drench gun

for administration of large doses of oral medicaton

ear notcher

used to identify pigs

ear tags

used to identify livestock

ear tag pliers

to put ear tags on

elastrator

docking sheep tails

elizabethian collar

used to prevent dogs and cats from reaching places

emasculator

used for castration, removing testicles

endotracheal tubes

tube inserted throuth mouth or nose into trachea to maintain an unobstructed passageway especially to deliver oxygen or anesthesia to the lungs ( breathing tube)

fecal loop

Plastic loop with slotted ends for quick and easy fecal samples

fecalyzers

Disposable and standardized system made to diagnose parasites

fetal extractor

Device the fits across a cows back thighs below the vulva with a left rod with a ratchet running its length chains fir to calf's feet

fingertip toothbrush

gentle small toothbrush fits on finger

alligator forcep

surgical instrument used for grasping small objects or removing items from small cavities of the body

allis tissue forcep

surgical instrument with sharp teeth used to hold or grasp heavy tissue

babcock tissue forcep

forcep with loop blades designed to hold a short length of intestine without compressing it

Brown Adison thumb forcep

a thumb forceps similar to the Adson forceps, having fine teeth at the tip, used for grasping delicate tissue

Crile forceps

perfect for holding delicate tissue or for vessel compression

Halstead mosquito hemostatic forceps

popular, fine-pointed, ratcheted hemostats used to crush very small vessels.

Kelly forceps

clamp off vessels that control the flow of blood

Rat tooth thumb forceps

used for manipulating and holding tissue during suturing

Mouth gag speculum (small)

mouth gag speculum (large)

Gavage needle

used to feed

Gravity feeder/ J tube

tube inserted through the abdomen and into the jejunum (the second part of the small bowel) to assist with feeding and to provide nutrition

Halter

used to lead animals

Head chute

Used to hold cattle and restrain movement

Hog snare

used to remove growths and etc.

Hoof knife

used to adjust hoof length and cleaning

Hoof nippers

Remove growth of the hoof wall.

Hoof pick

Tool used to clean out a horse's hoof

Hoof rasp

to smooth the rough edges of the hoof wall after trimming

Hoof trimmers

shaped like shoe pullers, but with sharpened edges that nip off excess hoof wall

Humane twitch

long handles that squeeze down over the sides of the lip and snapped to the halter

Identification tag applicator

Used to punch a hole in animal's ear to attach identification tag

IV fluids

Prepared in plastic bags or glass bottles Volumes range from 50 mL to 1000 mL Labeled with the fluid they contain with exact amount of each component.

IV administration

high concentration of drug in blood because it delivers the drug into the bloodstream either through needle or catheter

Laryngoscopes

light source that should accompany the endoscope to allow for better visualization and better access the airway

Lead rope

Rope often with a clasp to attach to a horse's halter. Used for leading

Lead shank

lead rope with chain

Needle Holder- Mayo-Hegar

Olsen-Hegar

Needle holders that have scissors, as well as a needle-holding surface, are named

Microscope slides

Used to hold specimens to be examined with a compound microscope.

commercial muzzle

used for quick procedures. Dont leave animal unsupervised. Dogs cannot drink, pant or vomit when on.

guillotine nail clippers

used to remove the dewclaw

plier nail clipper

used to clip nails

Obstetrical chain and handle

to assist with the delivery of calf

Ophthalmoscope

instrument used to examine the interior of the eye

Otoscope

instrument for examining the ear

Paste gun

used to give oral medication

Pig tooth nippers

Pill counting tray

Tool used to count out tablets or capsules to send home with a client

Radiology personal protective equipment

Rumen magnet

a magnet the cattle ingest to attract the hardware

Scalpel blade

Disposable blades used for making incisions with minimal trauma

Bandage scissors

inserted beneath a dressing or bandage to cut it for removal

Lister Bandage scissors

to remove bandages and other dressings

Mayo dissecting scissors

For cutting tough tissue such as heavy connective tissue or blunt items

Metzenbaum dissecting scissors

For cutting delicate tissue such as fat or thin muscle

shedding blade

Used for removing loose winter hair or caked-on mud.

Silver nitrate sticks

to stop bleeding from a blood vessel

small animal oxygen cage

used to place small animals fro breathing