VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

NOOSE LEASHES

•  A noose leash is a single piece of nylon or rope with a ring on one end and a handle at the other.
• The handle end is fed through the ring to make the noose, which goes around the animal’s neck.
• A noose leash is used to walk a dog or to remove a dog or cat from a run or cage.
• It is also used as a means of controlling an animal if it gets loose from a restrainer’s hold.
• The noose leash can be used to remove a dog from a cage or run. This is especially helpful if the veterinary technician is not sure that the animal is friendly enough to
  touch or if the dog is too large to lift out of the enclosure.

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Using a Noose Leash to Remove a Dog From an Enclosure

• Make the loop on the noose leash big enough to fit around the head
• Open the cage door or run door just enough to slide the noose leash loop in and over the dog’s head.
• Allow for the leash to fit in and not the dog to escape. 
• Make the loop on the noose leash big enough to fit around the head.
• You will need to “eyeball” this to guess the proper
• Once the dog’s head is in the noose, tighten it and open the door, allowing the dog to exit the enclosure.
• Getting the dog’s head in the noose may take a couple of attempts if the dog is fearful, aggressive, or uncooperative.

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Returning a Dog to an Enclosure Using a Noose Leash

• This may require that the dog be lifted into the cage if it won’t walk in voluntarily. Walk the dog to the cage or run.Open the door and see if the dog will walk in
  voluntarily.
• If it will not, you may need to give a gentle verbal command to encourage it or lift the front limbs into the enclosure.
• Let the dog enter the cage, holding the leash with one hand.
• Once the dog is in the cage, holding the door with one hand, use your other hand to remove the leash from the dog’s head.
• The door should be held open only enough to get the leash off. If the door is opened too wide, the dog may try to escape. 
• If the dog is unfriendly, you may need to try to loosen the leash,  so that the noose will come off without touching the dog.

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Using a Noose Leash to Restrain a Dog Behind a Door

• This technique is used when a fractious dog requires an injection in the rear limb and the dog is uncooperative. Three people are required for this procedure. You will
  need an assistant, plus someone to give the injection.
• This technique should not be performed in front of an owner.
• Place the noose leash around the dog’s neck with the help of an assistant.
• Use a run door, the door of an exam room or treatment room could also be used.
• Lead the dog into the corner, where the run door meets the wall and feed the leash through the hingen side of the door.
• If using an exam room door, the dog would be led to the hinge side of the door that will be opening into the room. The leash will then be fed through the hinge to
  an assistant. The assistant will pull the leash to get the dog as close to the door hinge as possible
• Pull on the leash to get the dog as close to the corner as possible.  An assistant will need to swing the run door tightly toward the wall, up against the dog.
• This will make a modifi ed “squeeze cage.”  If using the exam room door, after you have handed the leash to your assistant, you can now push the door
  up close to the dog. 
• This needs to be done quickly as the dog while squeezed behind the door will struggle, and choking the dog must be prevented.
• Another assistant will then come behind to give the injection in the hind limb.

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• Once a procedure is finished, the dog will need to be returned to its cage or run.