Vet Tech

Cat blood draw

• Scruff neck and put onto side

• Hold leg and tail in other hand and put pressure on leg (lil chop)

• (When vax- Scruff neck with right hand cross arms and grab hind leg with left hand per CB)

Dog blood draw for saphenous vein(back leg)

• Arm under belly

• Other arm around leg(both holding off)

Blood draw for cephalic vein (front legs)

• Restrain in sitting position or laying position with one arm under neck for dogs or scruffing for cats

• Use arm across body to grab front arm by the elbow

• Position hand towards center of pets body on the arm and roll the vein to the top of the leg

Blood draw for jugular veins (neck)

• Position animal in sitting position

• Hold muzzle of animal with either one hand or two hands and position animals head pointing upwards

• If using only one hand, use other hand to restrain legs down

• (If pet has a collar on make sure the collar is held up in the hand holding the pets muzzle)

Sub Q fluids

Extra hydration and electrolytes by inj of fluid under skin

• Tent and poke bevel up where P has most loose skin

• Bag goes by 100s

Tech inj. and vax

• Make sure appt. was okay'd by a doctor

• Call in and make sure owner is okay not seeing a doctor and that there are no concerns

• Get weight

• Give inj. subcutaneously either in flanks (hip area) or shoulders

• Pull back to make sure no vessel was hip and then administer dose

• Type note in using inj. with tech macrotext

• Highlight inj. and tech visit on fee sheet

Cytopoint inj

(allergies and skin issues)

• round weight up to nearest 10mg (ex pet weight is 60.6 pounds so grab 70mg of cytopoint (one vial of 40 and one 30mg))

Librela inj

(arthritis for dogs)

• one vial matching the weight range of the dog

Solensia inj

(arthritis in cats):

• one vial for cats 5.5-15.4 pounds, 2 vials for 15.5-30.8 pounds

Convenia inj

(antibiotic):

• use chart on fridge based on weight to determine how much to give

• Dilutant into dry powder

• Let sit for 30min

• Write 8 weeks from then on box

Depo inj

(anti-inflammatory):

• check previous notes from doctor to see how much to give or ask a doctor if no notes are in

Rabies

Against a deadly virus spread to people from the saliva/bites of infected animals

Leptospirosis

life-threatening bacterial disease that can cause liver and kidney damage. All dogs are at risk, regardless of age, breed, or where they live

Lyme

tick-borne illness

DHPP/DHLPP

• D- Distemper

• H- Hepatitis

• P- parainfluenza

• P- Parvo

• DHLPP includes lepto

Bordetella

• Kennel cough

• Optional only if with unfamiliar dogs

K9 flu(parainfluenza)

• Respiratory infection

FVRCPP(core)

Protects from 3 airborne viruses:

1. Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (herpes)

2. Calicivirus (URI and oral infect.)

3. Feline Panleukopenia (distemper)

Puppy vax

• Core: DHPP, lepto

• Optional: Bord, flu

>8 wks- DHPP, lepto

8-11 wks- DHPP (lyme 9 wks)

12-15 wks- DHLPP 1yr and Rabies 1 yr

Adult dog vax

From 1yr old onwards

• DHPP 3 yr

• Rabies 3yr

• Lepto yrly

• Optional: lyme & bord

Private cremation

• Yellow sheet in drawer- white on clipboard

• Label goes on white sheet and body

• Make sure paper scanned and staple thick paper to bag

Communal cremation

• White sheet on clipboard- toss yellow

• Label on white sheet

• Make sure paper scanned and staple thick paper to bag

Glucose

• 8hrs after insulin injection (peak of insulin)

• 4hrs fast before blood glucose

• Ask client if still PU/PD (polyuria (urinating a lot)/polydipsia (drinking a lot))

• Check weight

• On alphatrack check if on right species and that code matches the strip bottle

• Poke ear vein around edge of ear or draw blood from back leg using 1cc syringe to get one drop of blood

• Once blood is obtained put the strip in the alphatrak and wait until blood droplet is pictured on the machine

• Once you see the blood picture, place the black tip of the alphatrak strip into the blood drop until the machine starts counting down

• Take BG results to doctor to determine if we are changing insulin dose (and next rechk)

Anal gland supplies

• Shampoo blue

• 3×3 gauze pads

• Disinfectant

• Gloves

Ear appointments

• Gauze

• Ear cleaner

• Odoscope tips

• Odoscope

• (If MI client use smallest odoscope tip (just one) and Douxo micellar solution instead of ear cleaner (small blue and white bottle)

Eye appointments

• Flouroscien (orange strips)

• Blue light (black flashlight thing)

• Ophthalmoscope (T-shaped one)

• Schirmer tear test (white strips)

• Tear drops (genteal in eye drops case)

Blood tests

• Procyte- CBC

• Catalyst-all else

• Enter into computer- lab results import

• CBC -> invert blood tube 10 times

• Catalyst -> follow order

• Pop tabs (don't touch the part that clicks in)

• T4 has to be run with SDMA

4DX

same as hw test but it's in the corner fridge with blue conjugate (snap)

FIV/ FeLV snap test-

same as hw test but in big fridge on bottom right (labeled as combo test) conjugate in box

HW snap test

• 4 drops antigen

• 3 drops blood

• Shake/invert

• Pour onto test strip

Blood pressure

• Grab machine (in black bag on shelf)

• Find the cuff size that best fits the pet's tail, forearm or hindpaw

• For cats we usually use the base of the tail in a laying position and for dogs the forearm or hindfoot is best (want the spot most closely aligned with the heart)

• Set blood pressure machine to the setting of the species and placement you chose by clicking the right black button on top until it reads the correct info

• Tighten cuff around desired area as tight as you can get it and make sure cord is securely attached to blood pressure machine at the top

• Record cuff size used and location placed on paper you are taking the readings on

  • Pump the bulb between readings(one or two good quick squeezes usually)

• Wait until readings come up on machine and write them down exactly as seen

• Repeat for 5 readings

• Find average of values

• Type results in lab section- add- under blood pressure

• Make sure to notate cuff size and info at bottom of lab

Laser treatments

Noninvasive and painless way to treat various conditions like arthritis inflammation and skin wounds.

• Plug in machine and turn on using switch at back of machine (password is 1234)

• Place warning signs on outside of both doors

• On machine select protocols and then select the settings

Simplicef

Generic: cefpodoxime

Bladder ultrasound/urine extraction on cat

• Trough aka triangle to lay cat in

• Scruff neck with right hand

• Flip on back

• Hold both back legs and stretch

Enrofloxacin

Generic: fluroxin

Marboquin

Generic: delaquin and zeniquin

Lock box meds

• Alprazolam

• Diazepam

• Phenobarbital

• Fatal plus

Proheart inj

-prevents heartworm disease in dogs for ½ year

Needle gauge

Smaller the number the bigger the needle is

Urine dilution

• Select patient urine dilution is needed on and select “add test”

• Select urine machine (sedivue Dx) and Select dilution

• Start with a 1:5 urine:diluent dilution

• In a syringe draw up 0.5ml of saline and then 0.1ml of the urine

• Mix contents of syringe and then run like normal Urinalysis