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Farm Animal Anesthesia - Cattle, Small Ruminants, Camelids, and Pigs

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Farm Animal Anesthesia: Cattle, Small Ruminants, Camelids, and Pigs presents practical guidance on using anesthetic and analgesic drugs to prevent pain caused by surgery or disease. This cohesive resource offers complete coverage of anesthetics and anesthetic techniques in farm animals with a focus on practical applications. Providing thorough information on pain management and residues, the book also covers specific techniques for common surgical procedures and considerations for animals with pathophysiological conditions.The book includes chapters on preanesthetic considerations, anesthetic drugs, chemical restraint and standing sedation, injectable anesthesia, inhalant anesthesia, local techniques, specific procedures, pain management, residues, and euthanasia. Farm Animal Anesthesia is a useful guide for farm animal practitioners, veterinary students, and researchers working with these species.

List of contents

Contributing authors xiiPreface xiii1 Preanesthetic considerations 1HuiChu LinPositioning 2Ruminal tympany 3Regurgitation 3Salivation 4Malignant hyperthermia 6Differences in sensitivity to anesthetics 6Preanesthetic preparation 8References 132 Commonly used preanesthetics 17HuiChu LinAcepromazine (phenothiazine derivatives) 18Cattle 18Small ruminants and camelids 19Swine 19Droperidol and azaperone (butyrophenone derivatives) 19Detomidine, medetomidine, romifidine, and xylazine (alpha2 agonists) 20Cattle 21Small ruminants and camelids 24Swine 27Atipamezole, tolazoline, and yohimbine (alpha2 antagonists) 28Diazepam and midazolam(benzodiazepine derivatives) 29Cattle, small ruminants, and camelids 30Swine 30Chloral hydrate 31References 313 Standing sedation and chemical restraint 39HuiChu LinCattle 39Small ruminants and camelids 42Swine 48References 574 Injectable anesthetics and field anesthesia 60HuiChu LinInjectable anesthetics 61Ketamine 61Telazol 64Propofol 66Guaifenesin 68Field anesthesia 68Cattle 68Small ruminants and camelids 72Swine 80References 875 Inhalation anesthesia 95HuiChu LinCattle 101Small ruminants and camelids 103Swine 104References 1066 Perioperative monitoring and management of complications 111HuiChu LinPerioperative monitoring 111Supportive fluid therapy 116Positioning 121Recovery 123Perioperative complications 123Regurgitation and aspiration pneumonia 123Airway obstruction 124Ruminal tympany/bloat 125Salivation 126Hypoventilation 126Cardiac arrhythmias 127Hypotension 128Hypothermia 129Malignant hyperthermia 130Postanesthetic neuromyopathy 131Cardiovascular collapse 131References 1327 Local and regional anesthetic techniques 136Misty A. EdmondsonLocal anesthetics 136Anesthesia for dehorning 137Nasal anesthesia 137Anesthesia of the eye 139Eyelid 139Eye and orbit 139Anesthesia for laparotomy 141Proximal paravertebral nerve block 141Distal paravertebral nerve block 142Inverted-L block 142Line block 143Anesthesia for reproductive procedures 144Caudal epidural anesthesia 144Continuous caudal epidural anesthesia 146Lumbosacral epidural anesthesia 147Sacral paravertebral nerve block 148Internal pudendal nerve block 149Dorsal penile nerve block 150Castration 151Teat anesthesia 152Inverted-V block 152Ring block 152Infusion of teat cistern 152Anesthesia of the distal limb 153References 1548 Anesthetic management for specific procedures 155Benjamin Newcomer and Paul WalzUmbilical hernias 156Wounds, lumps, bumps, and abscesses 157Wound management 157Ocular squamous cell carcinoma 158Enucleation 158Entropion 159Abscess removal 159Surgical disorders of the abdomen 159Laparotomy 159Disorders of the forestomachs 161Displacements and volvulus of the abomasum 162Small intestine disorders (intussusception, intestinal volvulus, intestinal obstruction) 162Urolithiasis and ruptured urinary bladder 163Urogenital surgery in the female 164Cesarean section 164Ovariectomy 165Vaginal prolapse 166Perineal laceration 166Urogenital surgery in the male 166Castration 166Penile translocation 168Persistent frenulum 169Penile papilloma 169Epididymectomy 169Vasectomy 169Musculoskeletal indications 170Dehorning 170Claw amputation 171Excision of interdigital fibromas 171Tail docking 171Rectal prolapse 172References 1729 Pain management for farm animals 174HuiChu LinLocal anesthetics 177Systemic pain management 178Opioid analgesics 178Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 183Alpha-2 agonists 187Ketamine 188Gabapentin 188Drug combinations for pain management 189Constant rate infusion 190Local or regional analgesia 197Caudal epidural analgesia 197Lumbosacral epidural anesthesia 198Intra-articular analgesia 200References 20410 Fluid therapy 215Paul WalzGeneral considerations 215Physiology of body fluids 216Patient assessment 218Fluid and electrolyte therapy in the perioperative period 219Quantity and rate of fluid administration 220Fluid type 221Method of administration 224Monitoring fluid administration 226References 22711 Regulatory and legal considerations of anesthetics and analgesics used in food-producing animals 228Thomas PasslerAlpha-2 agonists 231Barbiturates 233Benzodiazepines 233Dissociative anesthetics 234Local anesthetics 235Opioids 236Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 238Phenothiazine derivatives 241Propofol 241References 24312 Euthanasia of farm animals 248Thomas PasslerConsiderations prior to euthanasia 248The process of euthanasia 251Methods of euthanasia 251Injectable euthanasia drugs 252Physical methods 253Adjunctive and other methods of euthanasia 257Considerations subsequent to euthanasia 258References 259Index 263

About the author

HuiChu Lin, DVM, MS, DACVAA, is a Professor of Anesthesia at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn
University in Auburn, Alabama, USA.

Paul Walz, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, is an Associate Professor of Food Animal Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, USA.

Summary

Farm Animal Anesthesia: Cattle, Small Ruminants, Camelids, and Pigs presents practical guidance on using anesthetic and analgesic drugs to prevent pain caused by surgery or disease. This cohesive resource offers complete coverage of anesthetics and anesthetic techniques in farm animals with a focus on practical applications. Providing thorough information on pain management and residues, the book also covers specific techniques for common surgical procedures and considerations for animals with pathophysiological conditions.

The book includes chapters on preanesthetic considerations, anesthetic drugs, chemical restraint and standing sedation, injectable anesthesia, inhalant anesthesia, local techniques, specific procedures, pain management, residues, and euthanasia. Farm Animal Anesthesia is a useful guide for farm animal practitioners, veterinary students, and researchers working with these species.

Report

"Overall, this book is a comprehensive and practical reference for farm animal anesthesia and pain management." ( Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , 15 September 2014)

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