ICEV certification

Domestic animals

rely on humans for basic needs.

working animals

used by humans for work

food production animals

raised and then killed for human consumption

animal trends

animal cruelty

feral/ abandoned cats

elective surgeries

righs vs welfare

animal rights

view that animals have similar rights to humans (against circuses, research on animal, entertainment ect)

Fred Meyers

formed the Humane society of the united states

Pete Singer

activist who focused on animal suffering

mark twain

protested cruelty in an experiment called the “Dogs tale”

PETA

largest animal rights organization in the world

Mercy for Animals

preventing animal cruelty in farm animals

Animal welfare

excompasses all aspects of animal wellbeing

The 28 hour act

addresses transporting animals across the states line

The Lacey Act

prohibits the illegal trade of fish and any wild animals The

The fish and wildlife coordination Act

protects fish and wildlife

The Humane Slaughter Act

ensures that slaughter is humane

What are the 3 Rs of research

refinement

reduction

replacement

U.S. Department of Agriculture

enforces the protection safety and well being of research animals

Animal and Plant Health inspection service

responsible for protecting and promoting US animal health

The animal welfare Act

Guarantees research animals the following

vet care

anesthesia or pain relievers

exercise daily

Aristotle

father of bio

divided organism into plants and animals

Louis Pasteur

invented pasteurization

made the rabies vaccine

Claude Bernard

studied digestion

found out metabolism

Rudolf Jaenisch

used mice to produce first transgenic mammal

Trends in vet medicine

increased use of tech

non-traditional methods

cat-friendly practices

Drug clarification Act of 1994

legalized extra label drug use by vets

USDA

division of APHIS

regulates vet biologies

performs work through the CVB

OSHA

gives the requirements for vet hospital safety wh

The American Association of Veterinarian state boards

creates minimal standards required to enter the profession and remain in practice

cannula

used to drain fluids that have built up

catheter

used to let fluids flow in or out of body

drench gun

pushes liquid into animals mouth

balling gun

used to give solid medication

distal

away from body

proximal

near center

caudal

near tail

cranial

near skull

ventral

underside of animal

rostral

near nose

plantar

sole of foot

recumbent

lying down

dorsal recumbency

lying on back

ventral/sternal recumbency

lying on stomach

lateral recumbency

lying on side

median plane

divides body into left and right halves

sagittal plane

planes to left or right, which lie paralle to the median plane

dorsal plane

divides animal into dorsal and ventral

extension

joint angel increases

flexion

joint angle decreases

abduction

joint moves away from body

adduction

joint moves torward body

supination

palm faces up

pronation

palm faces downward

ruminat

cattle sheep and goats

hind-gut fermenter

horses

rabbits

hamsters

AU

each ear

C

with

HCT

hematocrit

aggregation

promotes cohesion of animals

epideictic

spacing pheromones

normal dog temp

99-102

normal cat temp

99-102

normal horse temp

98-100

normal cow temp

100-102

dog breathes

10-20

cat breathes

10-30

horse breathes

8-12

cattle breathes

10-30

dog hr

110-130

cat hr

120-140

horse hr

32-42

cattle hr

40-80

blood samples from dogs

jugular

cephalic

saphenous

blood samples from cats

jugular

cephalic

medial sephenous

hypoxemia

blockage of respiratory tract

hypothermia

low body temp

Dystocia

difficult birth

The order of digestion

ingestion

mechanical processing

digestion

secretion

absorption

excretion