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The objective of these guidelines is to make the anesthesia period as safe as possible for dogs and cats while providing a practical framework for delivering anesthesia care before, during, and after the anesthetic procedure. The guidelines are intended to be comprehensive but neither all-inclusive nor a single source for information and clinical recommendations.

Practitioners who refer an oncology patient to a specialist should be mindful of the following considerations. 

This program is designed to help meet the need for graduate veterinary technicians as indicated by the American Veterinary Medical Association. 

These guidelines provide a working framework for enhancing the well-being of senior pet dogs and cats. Approaches to screening the medical status of senior pets are described in detail, with particular emphasis on establishing baseline data in healthy animals, the testing of clinically ill animals, and assessing senior pets prior to anesthesia and surgery.

Kathleen Cooney, DVM, founder and director of education at The Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy (CAETA), guides learners in this course, which explores and hones the comprehensive skill set required in companion-animal euthanasia.

Safe and effective anesthesia of dogs and cats relies on preanesthetic patient assessment and preparation.   

Communicating and implementing a weight management program for dogs and cats can be a challenging endeavor for veterinarians, but a rewarding one.

The Animal Hospice & Palliative Care Cetificate Program is an online continuing education course covering topics in animal hospice, palliative care, and the euthanasia experience. This program is AAVSB RACE approved for six CE hours.

Resources from the 2020 AAHA Anethesia and Monitoring Guidelines for both veterinary teams and pet owners.