Anaesthesia: Small Animal Locoregional Techniques and Recovery Practicals

Question 1

What block would you use for a tooth extraction of upper canine in a cat?

What technique would you not use?

Answer 1

Maxillary nerve block needed

Infraorbital will not surfice

Intraoral technique should not be used- can rupture the cats globe

Question 2

What are all the options for desensitising a digit in a dog?

Answer 2

Lumbosacral epidura

Femoraland sciatic nerve block

Peronealand tibial nerve block

Digital nerve block

Ring block proximal to metatarsus

IV regional anaesthesia

Splash block

Question 3

What are the pros and cons of a lumbosacral epidural for a digit desensitisation

Answer 3

Lumbosacral epidural

entire limb will be desensitised, small volme required

but both limbs will be desensitited- patient will be unable to walk
Technically demanding and risk of infection and risk of damaging CNS structures

Question 4

What recovery complications are common in dogs?

Answer 4

Hypothermia

Emergence derilium

Hypoxaemia

Blood pressure changes

Reflux/aspiration

Question 5

What considerations would you have for the recovery of a brachiocephalic breen and how would you monitor this?

Answer 5

Airway complications/ airway obstruction

Watch, listen, feel- pay particular attention to the respiratory system- check temperature

Maintain ETT as long as possible- may possibly need temperature support and supplemental oxygen

Question 6

Would you be concerned that a horseis not attempting to stand?

What reasons would a horse have prolonged recovery?

Answer 6

It can depend- you should be expecting it to make attempts to stand but it depends how ‘sick’ itis

Reasons for prolonged recovery- exhaustion, pain, hypoxaemia, hypotension, neuropathy, myopathy, fracture