Pig Anaesthesia

Re: Pig Anaesthesia

denise laughlin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:14:16 GMT

Thanks guys! 2 rare pigs anesthetized! Nerve wracking but all went well :)

Re: Pig Anaesthesia

Juliet Drummond DAVN (med) RVN D32/33 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:45:05 GMT

not sure what specifically you want to know,

but as fair as i have read, they are monitored much like dogs and cats, spo2, etco2, temp etc etc

the main anaesthetic complication that i can see is malignant hyperthermia, which is charcterised by increased etco2, increased resp rate and temp, metabolic acidosis, tchycardia and hypertension, purple blotches may also occur on the skin or snout. as the condition progresses limb and jaw rigidity is seen, usually followed by death if no treated early enough,

treatment - termination of anaeshthesia, administration of pure oxygen and whole body cooling with cold water started, it ois also necessary to address the acid base disturbances with iv bicarbonate.

it is noted that most veterinary anaesthetists are unlikely to encounter this syndrome, except in poland-china and pietrain breeds.

all of the above is from veterinary anaesthesia 10th edition, hall, clarke and trim.

hope this is of some use to you

Re: Pig Anaesthesia

Lisa Brett — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:40:47 GMT

I've found this publication which has a chapter on Pig Sedation and Anaesthesia:

http://www.pigfarmingbooks.com/detail/468/anaerobic-biotechnology-for-bioenergy-production-principles-and-applications/

Not sure if that helps...

Lisa Brett - BVNA Education Manager

Re: Pig Anaesthesia

denise laughlin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:27:16 GMT

One more bump!

Re: Pig Anaesthesia

denise laughlin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:56:10 GMT

Bumping!