Anesthesiology & Pain Management

The most common toxicity presenting at our referral center is pyrethroid exposure in felines.

Private practitioners favor less anesthetic drugs, perform more outpatient procedures and rarely check blood pressure in anesthetized animals compared to their public university counterparts.

W e have all been there. A client calls to say that she has just found her horse standing in the field unwilling to move.

Treatment of painful conditions in horses has relied largely on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for much of the last 25 years. For example, flunixin meglumine (Banamine®) and phenylbutazone (Butazolidin®) have dominated the market for treatment of colic and lameness respectively. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that these drugs also have some side effects, most notably gastrointestinal ulceration.

Signalment: Canine, mixed breed, 10-year-old, male castrated, 88 lbs.

How does your staff handle client grief?

Madison, Wis. - University of Wisconsin researchers think they might have the answer to why some dogs die after receiving anesthesia for surgery.