Teaching Tennessee, CTE Task: Small Animal Restraint Methods - Cats​

Small Animal Restraint Methods

Task Description

Standards

Students will

• Watch the linked videos “Basic Feline Restraint for Common Procedures”, Angry Cat at the Vet-Fractious Cat Restraint (start 3:43 to 4:50), Cat Bag Restraint to complete the guided notes sheet.
• Film themselves explaining and demonstrating two of the Feline restraint methods.

Note: For this task, students may use a stuffed animal that they have at home.

Small Animal Science

9. Demonstrate in a live setting or in a presentation the ability to follow procedures precisely, attending to special cases or exceptions noted in appropriate materials, and apply them to the following areas:
   1. Animal restraint and handling
   2. Techniques for transportation
   3. Appropriate use of chemicals (such as pesticide, fungicide, disinfectants)

Differentiate between effective methods for handling small animals and methods proven to be less effective.

 Content Understandings

Extending Understandings

Upon successful completion of these tasks students will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Identify restraint methods to restrain felines
2. Explain the specific procedure to execute each restraint method safely.
3. Demonstrate two different restraint methods with a narrative step-by-step process for safe application.

To move students towards deeper understanding, they should be given opportunities to:

• Compare and contrast the different types of restraint methods for a given health care treatment.
• Teach other students which combination of restraints should be used to best protect the safety of the animal and handler.

Support Strategies

If students are struggling to access this task, additional supports and strategies could be employed as students are engaging with the task.

Instructional Resources

Basic Feline Restraint for Common Procedures. (atdove.org. (2020, June 3). Basic Feline Restraint for Common Procedures [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMqkcAi9fLU&t=1s)

Angry Cat at the Vet – Fractious Cat Restraint. (atdove.org. (2012, July 20). Angry Cat at the Vet – Fractious Cat Restraint [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIyfNM6y3vU)

Cat Bag Restraint. (Sabrina Fletcher. (2016, Jan., 13). Cat Bag Restraint [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8OvFDTyzp0)