The NAVC Clinician’s Brief just published a helpful article on breed-specific anesthesia risks, which is well worth reading. The article provides a good overview of anesthesia issues and concerns by dog breed or size, including a helpful checklist of recommendations for protocols to use, not use and watch-outs. Both are good resources for you to review prior to any surgery involving anesthesia. I would also recommend walking through these recommendations with your vet, along with ... Read More »
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How safe are my vet’s anesthesia practices?
February 29, 2012
While the AAHA’s guidelines for veterinary anesthesia delivery and monitoring are helpful, I was disappointed to learn that adherence to them is optional. A veterinary hospital or clinic can be accredited by the AAHA regardless of whether they have the equipment required to monitor a patient effectively or significant experience in administering anesthesia. While there are almost 100,000 practicing veterinarians in the US, the ACVA has 220 members who are accredited veterinary anesthesiologists. Unless you ... Read More »
Becoming a Pet Health Advocate
February 5, 2012
How do you get the best health care quality for your pet? It’s a question that more and more people are asking themselves these days. As the role of our beloved furry friends has grown, so have the myriad of health care services provided for them. And so has our willingness to pay large sums of money to keep them alive, healthy and happily by our side. This blog is a tribute to our pets, ... Read More »
Moose’s Surgery: My Blog Begins
February 5, 2012
7:45 am I begin this blog in an anxious state, an unsettling mixture of sorrow, fear and hope. I sit waiting in the tile-floored, plastic-chaired waiting room of the University of Pennsylvania Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital while my little Maltese, Moose, is in surgery. Our journey here has been long in miles, time and spirit. But I’ve come here, because I want the best care possible for my little Moose. And, because getting good ... Read More »