Field anesthesia canine feline

1. CANINE AND FELINE
ANESTHESIA UNDER FIELD
CONDITIONS
Dr. ADARSH KUMAR
Associate Professor , CSKHPKV
&
Visiting Professor
Tripoli university, Libya

2. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
PREPARATION OF PATIENTS
FASTING
Food is withheld from dogs and cats for 8 to
12 hours, and water for 2 hours,
PATENT IV ROUTE – WHY?
OFFSETS ANESTHESIA RELATED VASODILATION
HELPS MAINTAIN ADEQUATE RENEAL PERFUSION
AND ACID BASE BALANCE
EMERGENCY MEDICATION

3. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
CANINE ANESTHESIA
For controlling ferocious dogs
1. Acepromazine (Acepril)- 0.03-0.05 mg/ Kg ( upto 0.2) BW, IM,
wait for 20- 25 minutes for excellent tranquilization ( Does not
provides analgesia)
2. Inj. Diazepam – 1 mg/Kg BW, IV
3. Inj Buturm- 0.2 mg/Kg BW, IM + Inj. Acepromazine- 0.02-
0.03 mg/Kg BW, IM
4. Inj. Xylazine- 1mg/kgBW IM….. Take care?????

4. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
First combination
Atropine - 0.04 mg/kg S/C
after 15-20 minutes
Xylazine - 2mg/kg BW + Ketamine – 10 mg/Kg
BW, mixed in a single syringe I/M and
maintenance mostly by ketamine using I/V route.
Duration of anaesthesia is 5-15 minutes..

5. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
Second combination
Atropine –0.04 mg/kg S/C
After 15 minutes
Diazepam – 0.4 mg/kg + Ketamine – 6-12
mg/kg in a single syringe I/V and maintenance
mostly by ketamine using I/V route.
Duration of anaesthesia is 5-15 minutes.

6. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
Third combination
Atropine – 0.04 mg/kg S/C
After 15 minutes
Diazepam @0.5 mg/Kg, BW, IV
After 5 minutes
Inj. Propofol @ 5mg/Kg BW , IV

7. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com

8. Soft beds
Perches
Exercise areas
Toys
Cats like comfort

9. Housing

10. Enrichment

11. Cat Handling
Cautions
Bite wounds
Scratches
Temperament
Work safely
Use proper restraint
Avoid stressing the cat

12. Cat: Common Procedures
Handling may be difficult
chemical sedation
immobilization devices

13. Helpful Hints on
Restraint
Get the cat to cooperate:
Reassure
Stroke and pet
Verbal praise
Quiet manner
Respectful attitude

14. Helpful Hints on Restraint
Never over-restrain a cat!
Too much force makes the cat struggle.
If you engage in a battle of wills, you will lose.
If a cat gets over excited, stop and return the cat
to his cage. Let him relax a while.
Use the minimum restraint necessary to
do the procedure.
Persuade (not force) the cat to cooperate.

15. Restraint
““Pancake Kitty”Pancake Kitty”
e.g. for cephalic vein accesse.g. for cephalic vein access
Access to jugular veinAccess to jugular vein

16. Restraint
Lateral
recumbency

17. Restraint
One-handed hold

18. Restraint
Scruff Reflex
Calming effect.
May help to
regain control in a
challenging
situation.

19. Restraint
The “Kitty Burrito”
Flatten cat on a towel.
Wrap securely.
Enclose front legs.
Allows rear access.

20. Elizabethan Collars
Can protect against bites.
Likely to stress a cat….use only if necessary.
Eliz. collar and towel combination...

21. Cat: Common Procedures
Intravenous injection
requires good
handling
veins accessible
(antebrachial and
femoral) are small
and fragile, use
butterfly (23G)
needles
Blood samples from
ear or jugular vein

22. Very young cats (less than
10 weeks) and cats less than 2
kg should be fasted for only 1-2
hours.

23. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
For good sedation
Atropine – 0.04 mg/kg S/C
After 15 minutes
Acepromazine – 0.1 mg/kg S/C
After 10-15 minutes
Ketamine 2-8 mg/kg I/M or I/V
Duration of anaesthesia 5-10 min I/V, 15-20 min
I/M.
ANESTHESIA IN CATS

24. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
For anesthesia
Atropine – 0.04 mg/kg S/C
After 15 minutes
Acepromazine – 0.1 mg/kg S/C and after 10
minutes OR diazepam 0.2-0.5 mg/Kg, BW, IV
Ketamine –3-5mg/kg I/V
Duration of anesthesia is10 min, redosing if
necessary can be done with ketamine “to
effect”.

25. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
For anesthesia
Atropine – 0.04 mg/kg S/C
After 15 minutes
Xylazine -1 mg/kg IM and after 5 minutes
Ketamine – 10 mg/kg IM
Duration of anesthesia is12-15min, redosing
if necessary can be done with ketamine “to
effect”.

26. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com
Propofol
2-8 mg/kg IV induction (dose to effect)
Maintenance by
0.2-0.4 mg/kg/min IV infusion

27. Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Surgery and Radiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.)
adarsh9kan@yahoo.com