Learning the Basics...My First Quarter of Vet Tech School Taught Me:

Canine Restraints:

• Sternal Recumbency
• Lateral Recumbency
• Cephalic Venipuncture
• Saphenous Venipuncture
• Jugular Venipuncture
• Eye or Ear Medication
• IM Injection or Nail Trim
• Gauze Muzzle Application
• Nylon or Leather Muzzle Application
• Restraint Pole

Feline Restraints:

• Cephalic Venipuncture
• Jugular Venipuncture
• Sternal Recumbency "Cat Press"
• Lateral Recumbency "Cat Stretch"
• Gloves, Towels, Cat Bag
• Feline Muzzle Application

Various Animal Skills:

• Nail Trims (Feline and Canine)
• Express Canine Anal Sacs
• Clean and Medicate Ears (Feline and Canine)

Other Skills:

• Encage and remove small animals from cages
• Apply Elizabethan collar
• Implement sanitation procedures for animal holding and housing areas
• Ability to obtain objective patient data: temperature, pulse, respiration, and auscultate heart/lungs (Feline and Canine)