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Originally Posted by mrsD
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There are two major ways to anesthe[t]ize animals for surgery.
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It often depends on the procedure & length of same. Both methods may involve both injections and intubation (which may administer gas/es or just oxygen/air to keep the airways open & working).
Around here, for spays/neutering, they usually use an injected dissociative anesthetic followed with IV and/or a gas mixture....
Yup, sometimes ya gotta keep an eye on the little guys. OTOH, it can be a bit humorous/entertaining watching/helping them come out of it.
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Doc