Equine Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease 1st Edition

Your Guide to Equine Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease

This book is the first to cover anesthesia in equine patients with pre-existing diseases or conditions, providing practical guidance on anesthetizing horses with these unique challenges. Filling a significant gap in the literature, this authoritative reference offers a body-system approach to anesthesia considerations in horses presenting with a variety of disease conditions.

Key Features

• First of its Kind: This is the first book covering anesthesia in equine patients with pre-existing diseases or other unique conditions.
• Body-System Approach: Detailed chapters, co-authored by anesthesiologists and other allied specialists, offer a body-system approach to anesthesia considerations.
• Comprehensive Coverage: It provides complete coverage of anesthetic management of horses with existing conditions or diseases and describes how pre-existing conditions can affect anesthesia in equine patients.
• Problem Management: The text covers accident and error management, induction, and recovery.
• Species-Specific Differences: It discusses how anesthesia management differs in feral or non-domesticated and domesticated equids, including donkeys and mules.
• Quick Reference: Designed to allow quick and easy reference to vital information, this book is a valuable clinical resource for everyone involved in the anesthetization of equine patients.