Anesthesia and Patient Monitoring

Anesthesia and patient monitoring varies greatly among clinics. When you choose your veterinarian, be sure to question the types of anesthetics used and the protocols for monitoring anesthesia.

Often the more expensive anesthetics are safer to use; however, anesthetics are also chosen for other reasons including their ability to control pain. 

A Registered Veterinary Technician, under the direction of the Doctor, is on hand at all times during patient anesthesia to provide monitoring during all procedures. In combination with this, we use a patient monitoring machine, which gives us information about heart rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and a constant EKG. Jen, one of our RVTs, has extra training in Anesthesia and Pain management.