skills demo - handling and restraint

body language to look for

tail - down and relaxed NOT horizontal and rigged

head - high

mouth - open slightly NOT closed

stance - loose NOT forward

ears - up NOT forward

Bright, alert , responsive NOT timmed , alert , pain

what questions do you ask about history

• name , age , sex , neutered

• health - food/water in/out take , past problems , vaccinations

physical things to look for (abnormalities)

• head tilt

• obvious wounds

• posture (play bow)

• limping or stiffness

coat condition

• healthy and shiny

• not matted , greasy , dry , brittle , dry skin or alopecia

what do you check the nose for

• moist and clean

• discharge , dry/cracked , bleeding

in the mouth , what do you check teeth for

• breath

• abcense of teeth

• cracked teeth

• tarter build up

in the mouth what do you check gums for

they should be a salmon pink

• red - infection/fever

• cherry - co2 poising

• pale - anemia , shock

• yellow - liver disease , bile flow obstruction

• blue/purple - hypeoxamia

• brown - paracetamol poisoning

capillary refill

shorter then 2 seconds , if longer then dehydration

what do you check eyes and pupils for

eyes should be bright and white

• dry/cloudy

• discharge - conjunctivitis

• trauma - ulcers

• entropian - lashes curl

pupils should be a normal size and shape

• nystigmas (no shaking)

What should you check ears for

clean, pink , no smell

• yeasty smell

• no black wax , discharge , heat , mites or obvious head shaking

pinna

• redness (infection) , wounds

what is a body condition score

feel not see ribs

lymphatic system check , name and location

• submandibular - under jaw beside trachea

• prescapular - front shoulder

• auxiliary - armpit

• popliteal - black of legs who

what to check in limbs and spine

• lumps and bumps

• obvious wounds

• nails

• joint movement

heart rate

15 seconds x 4 , 70 - 140 bpm

• strong/weak

• no arythmias

• not trachycardic or bradychardic

check at femral artery

desperation rate

15 seconds x 4 , 10 - 30 bpm

• clear

• raspy

• weezy

• fluid

could be elevated by

• stress

• overwhelmed

• heat

• anxious

abdomen

• listen for peristalsis

feel for

• areas of pain , mass or lumps

perineal area

look for

• inflammation

• discharge

• testicals

• anal glads

• vulva enlargement

tail

• wounds

• pain

• unusual carrying

temperature

looking for 38-39 degrees

hyperthermic - heat stoke

fever - infection

hypothermic - shock

what to look for

• body language

• hx

• abnormalities

• coat condition

• nose

• mouth (capillary refill)

• eyes - pupils

• ears

• bcs

• lymphatic system

• limbs and spine

• HR

• RR

• Abdomen

• perineal

• tail

• temp