Surgical Instruments

Balling Gun Used to give pills to animals

Canine Stomach Tube Feeding and inserting medication directly to the gut

Cast Cutter Removing casts

Currette Used to scrape tissue

Ear Notch Punch Used to notch ears for identification

Elastrator Castration device

Emasuclator Castration device

Endotracheal Tube Deliver gases or liquids to the airway

Foot Rot Shears Cleaning Hoof

Hoof Nippers Nippers are used to trim the outgrowth of hoof wall from the hoof.

Hoof Knife A hoof knife is for trimming away loose dried-out sole. Do not cut into live flesh or the sole will be sore and may bleed—not a good thing. The hoof knife is also used to trim off loose and ragged frog.

IV Catheter Inserting chemicals or fluids into the veins

Knife Steel Sharpening knives

Mastitis Infusion Set Treat mastitis (disease of milk producing animal’s mammary glands (breasts))

Obstetrical (OB) Snare Used to pull or reposition babies for easier birth

OB Chains Used to pull babies for easier booth

OB Handles Hooks onto OB chain in order to grip it and have an easier birth

Opthalmoscope Used to examine eyes

Ostotome Bone chisels

Otoscope Examine ear and eardrum

Rectal Thermometer Take temperature

Resco Nail Trimmer Trim nails

Scapel Blades Used to make incisions

Scapel Handle Used to hold the scapel blades

Splint Rods Used to support splints

Staple Remover Remove surgical stapler

Stethoscope Listen to heart, lungs, etc

Stomach Pump Remove poisons from stomach and digestive system

Tattoo Pliers Tattoo IDs on animals

Tooth Elevator Wedge between tooth and bone

Towel Clamp Secure towels during surgery

Urinary Catheter- Feline Remove urine from cat

Urinary Catheter- Canine Remove urine from dog

Wire Saw/Handles Remove a fatal fetus (dead baby) from the reproductive tract

Wound Stapler/Clips Close wounds. Used in place of sutures

Boning Knife Cut meat away from bone

Cleaver Cutting through thin bones

Skinning Knife Removing skin from animal

Electric Dehorner Removing horns

Gouge Dehorner Removing horns

Saw Dehorner Removing horns

Tube Dehorner Removing horns

Alligator Forceps Used for grasping or holding small objects

Mosquito Forceps Used for grasping or holding small objects

Thumb Forceps Used for grasping or holding small objects

Hemostat Tissue Forceps Used for grasping or holding small objects

Human Vet

Tissue Retractors Used to hold back objects while operating

Disposable Needles Used draw blood or insert liquids into the body

Needles Holder Used to hold suture needles

Suture Needles Used to sew wounds together

Vacutainer Used to suck blood through the needle in blood draws

Iris Scissors Eye surgery

Lister Bandage Scissors Cut bandages

Mayo Disecting Scissors Disections

Sharp/Blunt Scissors Scissors with a sharp edge and a blunt edge

Sharp/Sharp Scissors Scissors with two sharp edges

Chromic Catgut Suture Used to hold wounds together

Stainless Steel Wire Suture Used to hold wounds together

Synthetic Absorbable Suture Used to hold wounds together

Automatic Syringe Giving injections and medication

Bulb Syringe Giving medication either orally or rectally

Disposable Plastic Syringe Injections and medication

Dosing Syringe Giving medication