Your veterinarian will administer an
overdose of an anesthetic agent (typically a bright color such as pink) in your pet's vein (location of administration may vary by type of pet).
IV fluids also help your pet with her recovery process by aiding the liver and kidneys in clearing the
body of anesthetic agents more quickly.
IV fluids also help your cat with his recovery process by aiding the liver and kidneys in clearing the body
of anesthetic agents more quickly.
Because the half -
life of anesthetic agents is generally short, any prolonged worsening of sleepiness post-procedure can not easily be attributed to immediate GABA - mediated effects.
The major concerns in pediatric surgery are: preventing hypothermia (maintaining body heat); utilizing proper
doses of anesthetic agents (since the respiratory centers are not as well developed in the pediatric patient); and maintaining proper blood glucose.
Respiratory or cardiac arrest can be caused by a variety of factors including pre-existing disease of the thorax, (including the heart or lungs), other systemic disease (particularly involving the liver and / or kidneys where anesthetics must be cleared from the body), blockage of the air passageway (blocked ET tube, regurgitation of material from stomach, blood) and
overdose of the anesthetic agent (s).
We use the
safest of anesthetic agents, and we recommend that dogs and cats are given pre-operative tests depending on their age and condition to qualify them for anesthesia.