Small Animal Anesthesia and Pain Management: A Color Handbook

In this thoroughly updated and much expanded third edition, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the world of veterinary anesthesia and pain management. Opening with a detailed exploration of inhalant anesthetic equipment and its essential accessories, emphasizing the crucial role of preoperative blood work and its interpretations, coverage continues with a systematic introduction to clinical anesthetic practice, encompassing premedication drugs and dosages, intravenous induction options, and concluding in a discussion of modern inhalant anesthetics. These chapters shine a spotlight on a newly approved drug, showcasing the practical application of Zenalpha® (medetomidine and vatinoxan) for a range of sedative and anesthetic combinations in dogs and cats.

Updated chapters also cover a wide range of scenarios and procedures, including:

• Injectable and sedative combinations.
• Monitoring anesthetic depth and antinociception, utilizing EEG (electroencephalography) and Parasympathetic Tone Analysis (PTA) devices.
• Comprehensive guidance on intervening in cases of abnormalities.
• Anesthetic considerations, management, and interventions.
• Commonly encountered ECG (electrocardiography) issues.
• Anesthesia for minimally invasive endoscopic procedures and regular endoscopy.
• Locoregional blocks, including both traditional and ultrasound-guided methods.
• Acupuncture, herbal medicine, and photobiomodulation therapy.

This clinically focused text draws upon practical experience and clinical evidence from various sources. It provides drug dosages and anesthetic protocols in tabular form, complemented by over 400 illustrations that enhance comprehension and visual clarity.

Small Animal Anesthesia and Pain Management has become a cornerstone in veterinary practice education and, with this third edition, it continues to provide invaluable practical information for small animal practitioners, veterinary technicians/nurses, as well as veterinary and veterinary nursing students.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Essential equipment for inhalant anesthesia

Jeff Ko

Chapter 2: Necessity of Preoperative Blood Work and Urine Analysis for Anesthesia

Jeff Ko

Chapter 3: Preanesthetic medication: drugs and dosages

Jeff Ko

Chapter 4: Intravenous Anesthetic Agents: Versatile Options for Dogs and Cats

Jeff Ko

Chapter 5: Inhalant anesthetic agents

Jeff Ko

Chapter 6: Anesthesia monitoring and management

Jeff Ko

Chapter 7: Optimizing Anesthesia Depth and Pain Control: Applying Electroencephalography and Heart Rate Variability Monitoring for Individualized Care

Jeff Ko

Chapter 8: Perioperative fluid therapy

Ann Weil and Jeff Ko

Chapter 9: Blood components and transfusion therapy

Paula Johnson and J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff

Chapter 10: Injectable sedative and anesthesia–analgesia combinations for surgical and diagnostic procedures

Jeff Ko

Chapter 11: Considerations for Anesthesia in Specific Diseases and Organ Dysfunction

Ann Weil and Jeff Ko

Chapter 12: Anesthetic Considerations for Airway and Thoracic Surgery with Emphasis on Optimal Airway Management and Ventilation

Ann Weil and Jeff Ko

Chapter 13: Anesthetic considerations for upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures

Ann Weil

Chapter 14: Anesthetic considerations for minimally invasive surgical procedures

Ann Weil

Chapter 15: Anesthetic considerations for neurologic patients

Ann Weil

Chapter 16: Anesthetic considerations for common ophthalmic surgery

Carla Murillo and Jeff Ko

Chapter 17: Anesthetic considerations for orthopedic surgical patients

Bonnie L Hay Kraus

Chapter 18: Anesthetic Considerations in Dental and Oral-Facial Surgeries

Jeff Ko

Chapter 19: Analgesia and sedation of emergency/intensive care unit patients

Elizabeth J Thomovsky and Aimee C Brooks

Chapter 20: Anesthetic emergencies and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Jeff Ko

Chapter 21: Perioperative cardiac arrhythmias and treatments

Jeff Ko

Chapter 22: Local anesthetic agents and anesthetic techniques

Jeff Ko and Tomohito Inoue

Chapter 23: Ultrasound-guided locoregional blocks: An emerging trend in veterinary practice for dogs and cats

Lauren Duffee

Chapter 24: Acute pain management and principles

Jeff Ko

Chapter 25: Management of neuropathic pain in dogs and cats

Talisha M Moore and Stephanie A Thomovsky

Chapter 26: Chronic pain management for osteoarthritis in dogs and cats

Tamara L Grubb

Chapter 27: Oncologic pain management and radiation therapy

Nicholas J Rancilio and Keiko Murakami

Chapter 28: Photobiomodulation therapy in pain management

Lisa A Miller and Andrea L Looney

Chapter 29: Acupuncture and Herbal Therapies For Pain Management In Small Animals

Kim Mayers and Stephanie A Thomovsky

Chapter 30: Rehabilitation and pain management for veterinary patients

Stephanie A Thomovsky and Kim Mayers 

Chapter 31: Enhancing Anesthesia and Pain Management in Shelter Medicine: Practical Protocols and Considerations

Jeff Ko

Chapter 32: Streamlining Anesthesia and Surgery Management for Veterinary Hospitals: Practical Insights for Optimal Care

Ann Weil and Jeff Ko

Chapter 33: Compassionate Euthanasia in Veterinary Practice: Methods, Considerations, and Careful Implementation

Jeff Ko

Appendix (Anesthetic dosage reference ranges)