Canine
What are the normal values for a dog?
HR? RR? Temp?
HR: 70-160
RR: 8-20
Rectal Temperature: 37.5-39 degree Celsius
What is the normal values for a Cat?
HR? RR? Temp?
HR: 150-210
RR: 8-30
Temp: 38-39 degree Celsius
What is the ideal location to give a SQ injection?
Define SQ:
Make a tent on the back of the animal's skin and administer injection.
SQ means the injection is given in the fatty tissue, just under the skin
*ET Tube
What two factors are considered in choosing the correct ET Tube size?
1. Tubes should also be assessed for length. Endotracheal tubes should not extend beyond the thoracic inlet and the proximal end should be right at the patient's incisors.
2. The thickness using the nose of the patient
Show the class how you would take the BP on a stuffie using the Dophler.
Students should correctly set up the Dophler Machine. Place cuff on patient left back leg, and then use Ultrasonic Lube, and place it on directly on the bean of the patient's paw before turning on the machine and once you hear the heartbeat, you pump the Spiggy, until you DO NOT hear it anymore and then release and when you hear the heartbeat again then you know you need to record that BP Number.
What is a normal BP in Large Dogs? Hint: Mean
Identify a machine that you can use to measure only BP.
Dogs (Medium): 80-120
Dophler measures Blood pressure
What is a normal BP in cats? Hint: Mean
80-120
What is IM stand for?
What are the three 3 different places/muscles to administer an IM injection?
IM means Intramuscular (in the muscle)
Epaxial (muscles either side of the lumbar spine), hamstring, and quadriceps (muscle located on the front of the thigh)
What MUST you do before removing the ET tube after surgery?
Gently deflate the cuff of the tube to minimize trauma to the trachea. With one hand stabilizing the patient’s head and neck, swiftly pull the tube out while ensuring the patient continues to breathe adequately.
What the Pulse Ox do? Hint: Two Vitals
Show class how you set up the Pulse Ox on a real patient and record vitals.
1. HR
2. SP02
Demonstrate how to make and place an e-collar on a stuffie
Use Cone, and brown gauze to correctly make a e-collar
Wrap Cat in burrito method with all limbs tucked in and place the correct muzzle.
Show how to correctly place a cat in burrito method, and to place the well fitted muzzle.
Demonstrate with a dog stuffie how you administer an IM injection on the right epaxial.
Show with needle, and use two fingers to put space from the spine.
Set up a surgery room for a Spay. Hint: There are three important things you need.
Show class that you have a spay pack, anesthesia machine, and fluids
What is the purpose of EKG?
Demonstrate how to set up the EKG.
Hint: Where does the Black, Red, & White electrodes attach to the patient
Detects the rhythm of the heart
Smoke over fire (Black over Red on Left side)
White Right (White on right side)
Name the two Core K9 vaccines given and location
DAPP/DHHP (Distemper, Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, and Parvovirus) - Right Front
Rabies - Right Back
Show class that you can lay cat on its right side down with a gentle scrub, as the tail is being picked up and karaoke chopped.
What are the three main veins you can draw blood from?
What vein do you NOT draw blood from if the Pet will nee an IVC?
Jugular, Cephalic, and Lateral or Medial Saphenous
Do not draw blood from the Cephalic vein if you are going to place an IVC.
1st Make Surgical Scrub. Hint: Solution & Scrub
2nd Prep a Patient, by using a stuffie and V-Trough, show the class how you would position patient, tie down, shave and clean patient.
Show the class that you can tie down the patient properly in Ventral, and then you shave the area that will need surgery, then do Scrub, then Soln, x 3 alternating until patient as been properly cleaned.
Set up a patient to the Anesthesia machine as you explain the function of each part.
What should you do with the Soda lime.
Make sure students picks the correct size of Reservoir and places it on the machine, sizes ET Tube correctly on patient, places it, sets patient on ventral, connects Anesthesia machine, and explains that the Valve should be open at all times, where the oxygen is located and to turn on first, then Anesthesia and how to turn on, show where the oxygen flows in and how it flows out as CO2 into the soda lime and how removes CO2 from the gas flow.
Record the date you changed the Soda lime and know that turns purple needs to be changed out ASAP since it can go back to white.
Restraint stuffie for a Right Lateral Saphenous blood draw.
Demonstrate correctly how to hold pressure on the right hind leg as stuffie is restrained in standing position
Administer 50mL of subcutaneous fluids on cat, demonstrate the process with correct needles.
Show the class, how to administer the correct number of fluids by making a tent and inserting the 18G OR 20G needle on the back of the patient.
Place an IVC with a Male Port in a stuffie
Show class how you do the taping and place the IV catheter
What two products are used for surgical prep?
1. Chlorhexidine
2. Water
Perform CPR to Staying Alive and give the stuffie O2.
A student should demonstrate how to correctly give a patient 02 as other students are doing CPR, students that are tired should be tagging each other in.