Welcome to the Revised 3rd Edition of Anesthesia for the Pet Practitioner! Our anesthesia manual continues to evolve as we learn more about pain management and keeping anesthesia patients safe.
In 2010, we published the 3rd Edition of Anesthesia for the Pet Practitioner, with updated protocols and drug dosages, plus new sections on pain assessment, prevention and treatment. These updates were based on current medical literature; advice of anesthesiologists and pain experts; trends from our internal peer review; feedback from our hospital teams; and veterinary practice standards outside of Banfield.
In keeping with our mission of providing veterinary professionals with the most current anesthesia information possible, we recently revised the book with some corrections and updated terminology.
The resulting Revised 3rd Edition of Anesthesia for the Pet Practitioner is now available in three formats: print, thumb drive and an electronic, interactive and searchable e-book. To view the electronic version, go to: Banfield.com/AnesthesiaBook. There, you can view the book in layout, flip through pages, use the advanced search tool and download or print content to read or share with others via your smart phone or tablet. Between our print editions, we will continue to make corrections and add new information to our e-book.
Banfield veterinary teams can order additional copies of the book through BanfieldDirect. Veterinary professionals outside of Banfield can order a copy by emailing Editor Sharon DeBusk at sharon.debusk@banfield.net.
Some of the biggest changes from the 2nd edition to the 3rd edition are listed as follows:
- Revised feline fractious pet protocol
- Includes dexmedetomidine, ketamine, butorphanol (DKT) combination
- Telazol is no longer recommended in fractious cats
- Fractious brachycephalic protocol created
- Added precautions due to their higher risk for hypoxemia and/or hypercarbia due to impaired airways
- Regional and local anesthetic blocks now highly encouraged for:
- Neuters: testicular block
- Spays: line block
- Dental extractions, and any other procedures where patients will benefit from local or regional anesthesia
- Hetastarch added to emergency and CPR protocols
- IV fluid rates reduced
- Amount is reduced by 50 percent after first hour as long as patient is hemodynamically stable
- Minimum standard equipment for hospitals to perform anesthetic procedures:
- Pulse oximetry
- Electrocardiogram
- Blood pressure
- IV fluid pump
- Heating device
- Added perioperative physical status evaluation
- Added pain assessment tool (Colorado State University)
- Electrolytes are now included in pre-anesthetic blood work packages
- CPR and emergency protocols were expanded