Ruminant Anesthesia Flashcards
What are some problems with ruminant anesthesia?
Regurgitation and aspiration
Ruminal Tympany
Salivation
Cardio-respiratory effects
How do you minimize risk aspiration?
Intubate as quickly as possible
Use cuffed ET tubes
enable drainage from the mouth during GA
How is bloat caused by anesthesia?
Eructation stops causing gas to build up and leads to diaphragmatic compression
How do you manage salivation in ruminants?
maintain poll above the muzzle
infuse LRS during anesthesia
What are the cardiorespiratory effects in ruminants of anesthesia?
reduction of FRC absence of eructation hypoventilation hypotension myopathy/neuropathy
What phenothiazines are used with ruminants?
acepromazine
What alpha 2 adrenoceptor agonists are used with ruminants?
xylazine
detomidine
medetomidine
What butyrophenones are used with ruminants?
azeperone
What Benzodiazepines are used with ruminants?
diazepam
midazolam
What NSAIDs are used with ruminants?
Carprofen meloxicam flunixin tolfenamic acid ketoprofen
What local anesthetics are used with ruminants?
Procaine/lidocaine
bupivicaine
What opioids are used with ruminants?
butorphanol
What is the most common inhalant anesthetic used in ruminant anesthesia?
Isoflurane
What is special about camelids with intubation?
they have a pharyngeal diverticulum
What kind of nasal breathers are camelids?
obligate nasal breathers
