Phase 2: Day of Anesthesia

Published Feb 21, 2020

Follow the links below to fine tune your protocols on the day of anesthesia to improve the anesthesia experience from “doorknob to doorknob.“

Step 1: Anesthesia begins at home

From fasting directions to administering medications on the day of anesthesia, prepare pet owners to care for your patients prior to arrival at the hospital.
Use this pre-anesthesia client questionnaire to start the process the day of the procedure.

Step 2: Equipment preparation

Critical to anesthetic safety is the equipment your team uses. Follow these steps to insure everything is ready!

Step 3: Patient preparation

Stabilization, drug dose calculations, and IV access are all a part of preparing your patient.

Step 4: Anesthetic protocols

Explore anesthetic and analgesic protocols that you can tailor to your patients.

These guidelines are supported by generous educational grants from IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Midmark, and Zoetis Petcare.