The Importance of Pre-Visit Pharmaceuticals for Cats Undergoing Anesthesia
Welcome Fellow Anesthesia Enthusiasts!
This month’s topic is Anesthesia for the Healthy Feline Patient.
As we know, cats are not simply small dogs. They have unique physiology and demeanor characteristics that require adaptation of our general anesthesia principles.
This is where we focus our attention during the feline anesthesia mentorship month: we explore how to customize our approach to anesthesia for our feline patients without straying from our anesthesia safety foundations and principles.
As with the canine anesthesia module, the main video presentation is rounded out with additional stand alone video shorts that delve into feline specific anesthesia topics in more detail and can serve as practice tips.
One truism for me through my entire career has been that I learn most when things don’t go as planned. And so it may be for you. You are welcome to post about challenging or unusual feline anesthesia and analgesia experiences as you progress through this month’s subjects.
Your posts will make great launchpads for discussions. And chances are that your colleagues are dealing with similar matters. We enjoy hearing from you so don’t be shy.
Note the date for this month’s live feline anesthesia Q&A webinar, which is Thursday, April 30 at 1:00 PM Toronto Time. It’s a great chance to continue our discussions about feline anesthesia observations as well as ask questions, review upcoming cases, explore myths and clarify concepts.
Nancy Brock DVM
Watch video: Introduction (1)
Welcome to the Lumpectomies and Sedation month.
Be sure to save the date for the live Q&A with Nancy and myself May 28 at 1:00pm (Toronto time). Feel free to post any questions or comments here.
Anne
Questions & Answers (1)
Hi Dr. Brock,
I was wondering if I could ask a question about a reply you had given last month to a colleague's question about a feline neuter anesthetic protocol for a cat with a heart murmur. You had mentioned at the end: "Listen carefully for upper respiratory noises such as gurgling both before and also in the half hour or so after extubation and treat with IM glycopyrrolate at 0.01mg/kg." I do sometimes hear this in feline patients after extubation during neuter procedures, (does not occur in patients we do IM sedation for other procedures and are not intubated). I was told or assumed it may be due to the lidocaine spray upon intubation and we tell clients this should resolve within 24-48h. Should I be treating this with glycopyrrolate and is the lidocaine spray the actual reason for this??
A question for Dr. Sylvestre also: I was just looking for the spay and neuter workshop to see if I could watch the cryptorchid videos, do we still have access to this?
Thank you very much,
Tina
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