Anesthesia, Surgery, and Your Pet
Pet owners should be concerned about the potential risks associated with anesthesia or surgery. Anesthesia and surgery can be more complicated than you may think. Safety of general anesthesia hinges on the type of anesthetic, equipment, methods of monitoring, patient status, as well as the expertise of all involved. You can dramatically improve the safety of general sedation by giving attention to each of these factors.
Research Pet and Bird Hospital's staff and doctors consider safety paramount. To make sure the procedure is a success, we will only use safe and effective anesthetics, precise delivery systems, patient monitoring, and other measures that improve the patient's health. It is a mission for us. Our intensity and focus never wanes until the patient is completely recovered and ready for home. Anything else is a failure of the mind and heart anesthesia services.
These procedures can be performed under general anesthesia if your pet needs to be spayed or neutered. We are committed to your pet's safety.
Our goal is to minimize any risks associated with anesthesia. To make anesthesia as safe and comfortable as possible, we only use the best anesthetic agents. Precision vaporizers enable a steady and precise dose of anesthetic into the patient. This allows for rapid adjustments in anesthetic depth and quick elimination of the agent. This allows for fast recovery. Our anesthetic machines can also deliver 100% oxygen, ensuring adequate oxygen delivery to the tissues.
Our surgical nurses have the highest standards in the field. They are selected for this immense responsibility. They take this huge responsibility seriously and understand it. We entrust them with the responsibility of caring for your pet, the most precious animal on the planet. Their single most important task is to ensure that your pet's procedure goes smoothly. We teach them to be the best. They are so great that doctors request their help when caring for pets. They are highly trained and take great care of your pet. They want to make sure your pet is safe and happy hospital anesthesia.
If you have ever witnessed us work on your pet while under anesthesia, then you will be familiar with all the devices that are connected to it. The most modern monitoring equipment is used to give us the most current information about the patient's condition. Continuous cardiac and respir monitoring is done. Adjustments in anesthetic depths are based upon objective measurements such as pulse rate (pulseoximetry), respiratory rate, % saturation, blood pressure, electrocardiographic tracings, and pulse rate. These measurements are combined with our assessments about patient status.
We consider factors such as patient weight and size as well as expected procedure duration and nature. Adjustments are made based on changes or expectations. Knowing the status of your pet is crucial to ensure a safe anesthetic event. We can identify the top three risk factors for anesthesia by reviewing your pet's medical history and physical. Pre-surgical blood screenings and profiles are strongly recommended for all patients undergoing anesthetic procedures. These tests may be necessary if we already know of a condition. Sometimes, these tests can reveal a hidden problem or illness that could increase the patient’s anesthetic risk. While complications from anesthesia can be rare, they can cause serious problems that could lead to patient death. We will never put your pet's safety at risk if the risk is too great.
Pre-surgical testing helps reduce the overall risk of surgery and prevents unexpected complications. It helps to reduce the risk of having anesthesia. To identify hidden infection, anemia or potential bleeding problems, CBC (complete blood count) is a common test. To avoid complications, it also includes chemistry tests. An EKG is a quick way to check for patients with heart disease or potentially fatal abnormalities in the heartbeat. This test is used to support the doctor's evaluation of patient status and potential risks of the anesthetic procedure. It helps to identify undetected diseases and monitor existing problems. It may help us to avoid unnecessarily putting our patient at risk. It is unlikely that these findings will affect our decision to do a procedure in healthy adults, but it does happen. In certain cases, the decision may be made to delay the procedure in order to address the problem as soon as possible. The pre-surgical testing helps to reduce the risk of surgery and prevents unexpected complications. This is an important step for any patient who is going to be anesthetized.
In order to ensure that emergency procedures and other medications are not delayed, intravenous catheters should always be used. It is well-known that intravenous fluids can improve patient recovery.
If general anesthesia is recommended for your pet, you can be certain that the benefits will outweigh any risks. We will also do our best to make sure that your pet has a smooth recovery.
Sevoflurane or Isoflurane are two of the anesthetic agents we use. Propofol is an intravenous inducer that takes the patient from awake to anesthesia. We use tranquilizers, such as valium, acepromazine and pain medication such as buprenorphine (morphine), butorphanol, and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Rimadyl, Metacam, or Metacam. The anesthetic agent is delivered to the patient through an airway tube, known as an Endotracheal Tube.
Anesthesia is performed on dogs, cats and birds as well as other animals such as ferrets and rabbits.
Common procedures include surgery for birds, spay, neuter, colonoscopy and endoscopy.
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