Re: animal restraints

[tdc@ehssun.lbl.gov (Ted M. de Castro)]

I don't know about animal specific restraints BUT there is a restraint I 
have seen used for babies and adults that SHOULD work quite well.

I don't know what it is called - BUT it is a heavy duty plastic bag filled 
with tiny styrofoam balls.  With air in the bag it is very easy to form 
around the patient/subject.  When a vacuum is pulled on the bag it becomes 
QUITE RIGID.  The net result is a very firm hold with very little pressure.

It is also obviously radiographically transparent.

I imagine unsedated animals would not take to it well - but then I doubt 
they would take to ANY restraint.  So if they are in a condition such that 
they cannot rupture the plastic - then I suspect this sort of restraint 
would be effective.