Instruments and Equipment used to treat lagomorphs, rodents, and ferrets Flashcards
What are helpful for restraint and for maintaining normothermia during procedures?
Towels
What are the two forms of anesthesia available?
Injectable and inhalent
What two drugs usually result in a longer recovery time than inhalants?
Ketamine
Acepromazine
What are the preferred inhalants for maintenance of anesthesia for most procedures?
Isoflurane
Sevoflurane
What can be used for induction of anesthesia prior to intubation or for the maintenance of anesthesia?
Anesthesia masks
Induction may also be administered in an anesthesia chamber but why may it not be ideal?
Because small mammals may hold their breath due to the odor of the inhalant
What size endotracheal tubes are used for intubation in exotic animals?
- 5
- 0
- 5
- 0
What may be used to visualize the teeth and oral cavity of small mammals and can be used to aid ET tube placement?
An otoscope with ear cones or nasal speculum
What can also be used as an ET tube for smaller rodents?
12 to 14 gauge IVC with the stylet removed
What is used to anchor the ET tube?
Umbilical tape
What can be single-bladed or double-bladed with a spring wire that spreads apart both cheeks at the same time?
Cheek retractors
What are generally single, flat bladed used to move the tongue away from the area
Tongue retractors
What kind of bur works well for incisors and cheek teeth?
Cylindrical diamond bur
What type of burs are more aggressive than diamond burs and white stones?
Carbide burs
What type of burs are used on high-speed handpieces when working in the rostral oral cavity?
Friction grip burs
