New recommendations from the AVA for performing general anaesthesia in cats, dogs & horses
The AVA has developed recommended requirements when performing general anaesthesia of dogs, cats and horses. The aim of the document is to inform people about the minimum requirements to perform safer anaesthesia in these species. These recommendations have recently been translated into a six other European languages - forming a valuable resource for veterinary practitioners across Europe - many thanks to Paul Coppens for driving this initiative forward!
Download the document in English here
Download the document in French here
Download the document in Dutch here
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Recommendations on Anaesthesia for Companion Animals at Vetoquinol Academia Round Table meeting 
Vetoquinol UK and Ireland have been committed to excellence in veterinary anaesthesia and sharing the latest developments in veterinary anaesthesia with UK and Irish veterinary professionals.
Vetoquinol’s interest spans across all four stages of premedication and anaesthesia, with a particular emphasis on premedication, induction and recovery phases. Good premedication, good patient monitoring and optimal conditions during the recovery phase of anaesthesia are particularly important because of the way they affect the overall quality of anaesthesia.
With this in view and as part of the latest Vetoquinol “Excellence in veterinary anaesthesia” initiative, a panel of nine UK veterinary anaesthesia experts met in February to discuss all aspects of anaesthesia for dogs and cats, focussing particularly on pre-medication. The aim of the Round Table discussion was to produce a summary of recommendations document on anaesthesia in dogs and cats which UK veterinary practices could use as a guide.The panel included Dr Jo Murrell of Bristol University; John Hird of the Hird Consultancy; Dr Mark Senior of University of Liverpool; Dr Polly Taylor, Independent anaesthesia consultant; Elizabeth Leece of the Animal Health Trust; Dr Jackie Brearley of Cambridge Vet School; Daniel Holden , Independent anaesthesia consultant, Prof. Eddie Clutton of Edinburgh University and Elizabeth Chan of the Royal Veterinary College.A summary of recommendations document entitled “Premedication and anaesthesia in dogs and cats (Summary of Recommendations from 2009 Expert Round Table discussion)” has been produced following the day’s discussions. It covers the pre-medication and pre-anaesthetic period, the induction and maintenance of anaesthesia and the recovery period as well as useful A-Z list of specific case pre-medication and anaesthesia management recommendations.
A PDF of the document can be downloaded here
