Anesthetic emergencies are rare, but when they occur, blood pressure is usually low which makes it difficult to find veins to deliver
emergency drugs quickly.
A catheter in the vein gives us a way to deliver
emergency drugs quickly regardless of our ability to find the veins.
Not exact matches
That
quickly identifies most patients who would benefit from either clot - busting
drugs or
emergency surgery to remove the clot.
Additionally, an intravenous catheter gives us direct access to the vein to be used to administer
drugs more
quickly in case of an unlikely
emergency.
Having a catheter in place also provides a route to give
drugs quickly into the circulation in case of an
emergency, potentially saving your pet's life.
Except for short procedures in healthy animals, it is advisable to have an IV catheter in place in case
emergency drugs need to be given
quickly and to be able to administer fluids.