Anaesthesia

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About Anaesthesia

The anaesthesia service at the Animal Health Trust is unique. One of our dedicated veterinary anaesthetists carries out every anaesthetic for both small animals and horses. This means one-to-one veterinary patient care at all times. We have full monitoring equipment along with complete recovery monitoring. We also cater for anaesthesia in the high field MRI scanner and again have state of the art equipment at our disposal.

The equine anaesthesia team has five veterinary surgeons, including two residents in training to become specialists. Our two European Specialists in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia are available to give telephone advice and in-house consultancy services to veterinary surgeons in both general and referral practices. We also encourage vets to come and see practice with us to develop their skills in anaesthesia and analgesia.

It has recently been identified that the postoperative period is a critical time for each horse and our team have published several studies into this and are currently focussing on improving recovery quality in all equine patients.