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These
pictures show how to properly restrain a dog while blood is being
drawn from a front leg (top) and a jugular vein (bottom). Notice how
the person doing the holding keeps the pet’s head under control
and prevents the dog from backing up with their body. When drawing
blood from the leg, the holder places one hand in the elbow region,
with the thumb over the top of the leg. The thumb holds off the
blood vessel and rolls the vessel to the very top of the leg by
rotating the wrist to the outside. |
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