Anesthesia for Your Pet’s Dental Care
We are committed to your pet’s safety and comfort during anesthesia for dental procedures at Oregon Veterinary Dental Specialists. To ensure our patients’ safety during anesthesia, we start with a detailed medical history, review recent blood work results, and perform a thorough physical exam before anesthesia begins. Anesthetic protocols are tailored for each patient to select the medications, intravenous fluids, and inhalant flow rate most appropriate for your pet.
Monitoring your pet during anesthesia
Vigilant monitoring of vital signs and depth of anesthesia is essential to supporting your pet’s safety and comfort. At Oregon Veterinary Dental Specialists, we feel this is so important that we have a Certified Veterinary Technician dedicated to monitoring your pet during their surgical procedure. Your pet’s anesthetist is solely focused on your pets anesthetic and pain control needs. Our Certified Veterinary Technicians receive additional training for this role. The following parameters are closely monitored for all patients for the duration of the procedure:
- Heart rate
- End tidal CO2
- Oxygen saturation
- Respiratory Rate
- Depth of anesthesia
- Blood Pressure
- Pain control
- Body Temperature
Our highly skilled team works to minimize anesthesia time, monitor your pet closely and provide exceptional care for your pet during dental procedures. To find out more about why we use general anesthesia to support your pet’s safety, see our Professional Dental Cleaning page.