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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Yes, exactly but I think it should be used for all dogs, not just high risk. Sometimes they do induce with an injectable but it is the one that they use that matters. Propofol is a good one.
Any animal under anesthesia should have an IV in them in case med needs to be given that route. |
Yes, I agree. Sevo is what's used for human pediatrics and geriatrics (as far as I know)and it's a little safer than iso (a little more expensive too, but not much). Alice is ready to be spayed and I asked our new vet which they use. She said they are switching to Sevo in a month so I'm opting to wait.
I've seen some vets give way too much pre-anesthetic
(the injectable) and others use the bare minimum amount - just enough to get the dog (or cat) sedated enough to be able intibate and start the iso or sevo
. I think alot of people don't realize also, there's not just the gas anestheitc going into your dog through the intibation tube, there's straight oxegen too (a mixture of both). I personaly wouldn't trust a vet who was not going to intubate for a surgery (with the exception of a 5 minute cat neuter
). They'll have to give way too much of the injectable anesthesia to keep the animal sedated long enough.
The AAHA accredited vet I worked for used a combination of Ketamine/Valium for dogs and only the minuimum for their weight to get them tubed, then of course sevo. They all woke up really quickly, almost as soon as we turned off the sevo and removed the tube.