The phrase
"anesthetized animals" means animals that have been given medicine to make them unconscious or not feel pain during medical procedures or surgeries.
Full definition
Cardiac catheterizations are performed
in anesthetized animals and most commonly involve passing specialized catheters via either the jugular vein or carotid artery in the neck or femoral artery or vein in the leg into the great vessels and heart.
In this experiment,
researchers anesthetize an animal and attach a small red dot to the middle of its forehead, where the dot will go unnoticed unless the animal can recognize itself in a mirror.
Tissue pO2 (mmHg) is simultaneously monitored under baseline (
anesthetized animals breathing 30 % O2) and then carbogen (95 % O2 + 5 % CO2) inhalation.
However, because this
requires anesthetizing the animal, genetic testing — in which a laboratory examines the DNA of a blood sample, egg fragment or feather — has become more popular, as it is noninvasive and more affordable.
In
an anesthetized animal, signals continue to reach the cortex but the animal is unable to respond to them.
«We need people to know that they don't have to
anesthetize an animal to collect a biopsy sample or, worse yet, euthanize snakes in order to test for the infection,» said University of Illinois comparative biosciences department professor Matthew Allender, an expert in snake fungal disease.
But you can't study brain function in
an anesthetized animal.
To insure safety and improve recovery from anesthesia,
all anesthetized animals have pre operative blood work checked and IV catheters placed for fluids during the procedure.
A breathing tube should be placed on
all anesthetized animals, as that keeps the airway open and allows for supplemental oxygen or gas anesthesia as needed.
Our anesthesia page has extensive detail on how
we anesthetize animals.
Jane Quandt, DVM, DACVAA, DACVECC University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Keeping
any anesthetized animal from hypothermia before, during, and after surgery is a delicate balance of monitoring during treatment and avoiding potential complications when the animal is recovering.
If surgery is done on
an anesthetized animal and no pain control medications are used, the body will experience pain subconsciously and post-operative pain will be MUCH harder to control.
Our staff watches
these anesthetized animals carefully using cardiac, blood pressure, respiratory, and temperature monitors throughout the procedure.