Phase 2: Day of Anesthesia

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.