Anesthesia
We provide anesthesia, sedation, and pain management services for large and small animals through the use of injectable drugs, inhalant anesthetics, ventilator management, regional anesthesia, constant rate infusions, and balanced anesthesia.
Services
- Anesthesia, sedation and pain management services for large and small animals, including exotic species
- Techniques include the use of injectable drugs, inhalant anesthetics, ventilator management, regional anesthesia/analgesia (peripheral nerve blocks, dental blocks, epidurals/epidural catheterization), constant rate infusions and balanced anesthesia/analgesia
- Clinical Pain Group integrates current knowledge, research and clinical applications. This includes integrative methods of analgesia (acupuncture, chiropractic, herbal therapy)
- Continuing education for DVMs and technicians within the VMC, the referring community and at regional/ national/international meetings
- Speakers for lay groups and breed clubs
- Special interests: acute and chronic pain management, airway disease, emergency/critical care, integrative medicine, computer-assisted teaching development
What to expect
- Small animal cases arriving for same-day service must be checked in at the small animal hospital by 6:00 a.m.
- Large animal cases arriving for same-day service must be checked in at the large animal hospital by 9:00 a.m.
- Please send any completed blood work and radiographs with the client. Please speak with an anesthesiologist directly regarding specific anesthetic concerns for any of your referred patients.
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