"Light anesthesia" refers to the state of being partially asleep or numbed during a medical procedure. It means you are given a lower dose of medication that helps you feel relaxed and less aware of any pain, while still allowing you to breathe on your own and potentially respond to simple commands.
Full definition
In some cases they would do a liver biopsy
under light anesthesia, but in our case the blood panel was sufficient.
After light anesthesia with ketamine (75 mg / kg) and acepromazine (2.5 mg / kg), mice were challenged intranasally with 25 μl of saline containing 50 μg of ovalbumin or saline alone as a control on days 12 and 14.
The passage of the catheter into the bladder requires sedation or
light anesthesia unless the patient is near death.
On July 27th Callie was put
under light anesthesia to have an impacted anal gland repaired, the vet was quite concerned about putting her under due to her general condition but we are happy to report that she experienced no negative side effects and certainly her tushy feels so much better.
So while a dental visit easy outpatient procedure, it usually requires
a light anesthesia (and all anesthesia requires blood work — needles, eek!)
This may require sedation or
light anesthesia.