Lesley J. Smith, DVM, DACVAA, is Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Section Head of Anesthesia and Pain Management at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

"An ideal book to browse through but also an excellent revision tool for students or a good guide for in-house CPD." (Vet Nurses Today, 1 January 2016)"Each chapter opens with a highlight of key points and offers references, charts, statistics, and supporting information to answer all kinds of issues involved in administering small animal anesthesia." (California Bookwatch, 2016"Overall, this is an easy-to-read, logically organized veterinary anesthesia reference that is appropriate for both veterinarians and veterinary technicians who are responsible for anesthetizing veterinary patients." (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 June 2016)"This is an excellent text for veterinary nursing students or those who have been out of the profession for a while and want to refresh and increase their anaesthetic knowledge. I would encourage learning providers to invest in a copy for their student library if they do not already own one." (New Zealand Veterinary Nurse, 2016)

• List of contributors, xiPreface, xv1 Patient Evaluation, 1Lesley J. Smith2 Owner Concerns, 9Lesley J. Smith3 Patient Preparation, 13Carrie Schroeder4 Anesthetic Machine and Equipment Check, 19Richard M. Bednarski5 Pre-anesthetic Sedative Drugs, 33Lesley J. Smith and Jo Murrell6 Opioids and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, 43Lydia Love7 Anticholinergic Drugs, 53Lesley J. Smith8 Time to Premedicate, 57Lesley J. Smith9 Intravenous Access and Fluid Administration, 65Erin Wendt-Hornickle10 Intravenous Anesthetic Induction Drugs, 73Tanya Duke-Novakovski11 Inhalant Inductions, 83Lesley J. Smith12 Induction Techniques for the Really Sick Patient, 87Berit L. Fischer13 Inhalant Anesthetics, 93Tamara Grubb14 Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA), 101Martin J. Kennedy15 Anesthetic Monitoring Basics, 107Martin J. Kennedy16 Normal Values for Anesthetized Patients, 119Lesley J. Smith17 Troubleshooting Hypotension, 123Lesley J. Smith18 Troubleshooting Hypoxemia, 133Rebecca A. Johnson19 Troubleshooting Hypercapnia and Hypocapnia, 139Rebecca A. Johnson20 Troubleshooting Hypothermia and Hyperthermia, 147Lysa Pam Posner21 Common Arrhythmias in Anesthetized Patients, 155Benjamin M. Brainard and Gregg S. Rapoport22 Constant Rate Infusions, 163Carolyn Kerr23 Loco-Regional Anesthesia, 173Carrie Schroeder24 Troubleshooting Anesthetic Recovery, 185Andrew Claude25 Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Dogs, 193Jo Murrell26 Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Cats, 201Beatriz Monteiro and Paulo Steagall27 Post-Operative Analgesia – Approaches and Options, 211Erin Wendt-Hornickle28 Anesthetic Considerations for Dental Prophylaxis and Oral Surgery, 221Jason W. Soukup and Lesley J. Smith29 Anesthetic Considerations for Neurologic Disease, 229Stephen A. Greene30 Anesthetic Considerations for Ocular Disease, 237Lesley J. Smith31 Anesthetic Considerations for Upper and Lower Respiratory Disease, 243Rebecca A. Johnson32 Anesthetic Considerations for Cardiovascular Disease, 253Andre C. Shih33 Anesthetic Considerations for Gastrointestinal Disease, 261Carrie Schroeder34 Anesthetic Considerations for Hepatic Disease, 269Jane Quandt35 Anesthetic Considerations for Renal Disease, 275Jane Quandt36 Anesthetic Considerations for Post-Renal Urinary Tract Disease, 283Ann B. Weil37 Anesthetic Considerations for Endocrine Disease, 289Berit L. Fischer38 Anesthetic Considerations for Orthopedic Surgery, 305Odette O39 Anesthetic Management of Common Emergencies in Small Animals, 313Jane Quandt40 Anesthetic Management of Brachycephalic Breeds, 323Lesley J. Smith41 Anesthetic Considerations for Other Canine Breeds, 327Lesley J. Smith42 Anesthetic Considerations for Cats, 331Paulo Steagall and Javier Benito43 Anesthetic Management of Rabbits and Ferrets, 343Katrina Lafferty44 Anesthetic Management of Birds, 355Katrina LaffertyIndex, 367