Hold animal

Hold animal is an enchantment spell that holds one animal helpless for 1 round per level.

Effect
Hold animal operates in the same fashion as hold person, with two exceptions. Firstly, it does not require an arcane focus. Secondly, it affects animals instead of sentient beings. The subject freezes in place, standing helpless. It is aware and breathes normally but cannot take any physical actions, even speech. It can, however, execute purely mental actions (such as casting a spell with no components).

A winged creature who is held cannot flap its wings and falls. A swimmer can't swim and may drown.As hold person, except the spell affects an animal instead.

Hold animal does not work on beasts, magical beasts, or vermin. When in doubt about whether something is an "animal" as defined by the spell, check the Monster Manual.