A male, neutered, mixed-breed dog, aged 12 years, was referred for a left mandibulectomy resulting from the recurrence of a squamous cell carcinoma in the vertical ramus of the left mandible. Preoperative pain management consisted of methadone 0.2 mg kg intravenously and an ultrasound-guided trigeminal nerve block with bupivacaine. Intraoperatively, a Jackson-Pratt drain connected to a continuous suction bulb was placed in the vicinity of the trigeminal nerve for postoperative bupivacaine delivery and exudate drainage. Bupivacaine 0.13% was delivered every 4 hours along with subcutaneous meloxicam (0.2 mg kg, followed by 0.1 mg kg every 24 hours). No opioid rescue analgesia was needed postoperatively based on the short-form Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale. The dog began eating voluntarily 4 hours after surgery without signs of pain or discomfort. The drain was removed after 24 hours and the dog was discharged 24 hours postoperatively with oral meloxicam.

To evaluate agreement between cardiac output (CO) from intermittent pulmonary artery thermodilution (iPATD-CO) and HemoSphere with Acumen IQ sensor (HSIQ-CO) in sevoflurane-anesthetized, normovolemic and hypovolemic dogs. Also, to analyze HSIQ-derived Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI) trends, and investigate its relationship with invasive mean arterial blood pressure (MAP).

To investigate the reproducibility and diagnostic accuracy of the Unesp-Botucatu Feline Pain Scale short form (UFEPS-SF) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) among untrained laypersons, cat owners, veterinary students and experienced veterinarians.

To describe the detailed anatomy of the equine thoracoabdominal region and to compare the accuracy of ultrasound-guided versus blind intercostal nerve injection techniques, targeting the thoracic intercostal nerves (T12-T18) in equine cadavers.

To assess the diagnostic accuracy of pulse pressure variation (PPV), plethysmographic variability index (PVI) and stroke volume variation (SVV) for predicting fluid responsiveness in dogs.

To report the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in dogs after elective desexing surgery.

To describe the ultrasonographic anatomy of the neck region in dogs and to determine the feasibility of an injection targeted to the cervical plexus.

To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a single oral dose of trazodone in laboratory rabbits.

To provide the knowledge and context necessary for veterinary anaesthetists to appraise and design studies utilising biomarkers as outcome measures for acute kidney injury (AKI).

To evaluate the availability, quality, and desired forms of support structures for veterinary anaesthesia professionals following patient safety incidents (PSIs).

To determine the anesthetic and analgesic protocols and techniques used in cats undergoing elective neutering in Ontario, Canada and to obtain veterinarians' opinions regarding their choices.

To compare two immobilisation protocols for the restraint of urban red foxes: medetomidine-midazolam (MM) and alfaxalone-midazolam (AM).

To determine the use of Air-Test in ventilated, anaesthetized dogs for evaluating oxygen uptake and to determine its potential utility in guiding the decision to perform an alveolar recruitment manoeuvre (ARM).

To compare horses' aversive behavioural responses to the application of 5% prilocaine/lidocaine eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (EMLA) cream versus subcutaneous infiltration of 2% lidocaine, followed by jugular vein catheterization.

Over the past 20 years, injectable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have become widely adopted to provide routine analgesia to dogs and cats, including perioperatively. This is despite growing evidence associating their use with acute kidney injury, particularly in relation to the use of meloxicam in cats. In this Perspective, we summarise the evidence obtained from pharmacovigilance agencies and the veterinary literature, examine why proponents of injectable NSAIDs appear to discard this evidence, and discuss whether injectable NSAIDs are an obligatory component of multimodal analgesia. Finally, we offer alternative analgesic drug regimens and call for further research that could be undertaken before injectable NSAIDs can be used safely in dogs and cats.

To evaluate the effect of 5 cmHO positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and end-inspiratory pause (EIP) on airway dead space (V) and its resultant effects on alveolar tidal volume (V) and physiological dead space-to-tidal volume ratio (V/V) in dorsally recumbent anesthetized dogs.

The purposes of this study were to document intra-rater reliability in assigning American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System (ASA) status, to compare Cochran-Weiss-Shanteau (CWS) scores between anesthetists with varying levels of external validation, and to document the explanations given for assigning certain ASA statuses.