Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals - E-Book , 2nd Edition

Key Features

• Step-by-step guidelines make it easy to understand safe, proper restraint procedures.
• Over 500 full-color photographs illustrate restraint procedures.
• A clear, non-technical writing style along with descriptive photographs simplifies animal restraint concepts.
• Comprehensive coverage in each chapter includes normal and abnormal behavior characteristics, precautions, special handling, restraint devices, and descriptions of medical procedures — such as venipuncture — for which special restraint procedures are necessary.
• Restraint Principles chapter summarizes the considerations for restraint, animal safety, circumstances for restraint, the effect of restraint on animals, and complications. 
• Knot Tying chapter presents basic types of knots that may be used to safely restrain larger animals.

New to this Edition

• UPDATED chapters include behavioral observations describing what to look for in the animal being restrained.
• NEW full-color photographs accompany new restraint procedures for various species.
• NEW! Alternative restraint techniques are added, accompanied by step-by-step photos.

Companion Products

• Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals, 2nd Edition
• Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By C. C. Sheldon, DVM, MS, Program Director, Veterinary Technician and Laboratory Animal Technician Programs, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI, USA; Teresa F. Sonsthagen, BS, LVT, Instructor, Veterinary Technology Program, Department of Animal and Range of Sciences; North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND and James Topel, CVT, Instructor, Vet Tech and Lab Animal Tech, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI, USA