Farm Animal Anesthesia: Cattle, Small Ruminants, Camelids, and Pigs -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributing Authors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Preanesthetic considerations -- Positioning -- Ruminal tympany -- Regurgitation -- Salivation -- Malignant hyperthermia -- Differences in sensitivity to anesthetics -- Preanesthetic preparation -- References -- Chapter 2 Commonly used preanesthetics -- Acepromazine (phenothiazine derivatives) -- Cattle -- Small ruminants and camelids -- Swine -- Droperidol and azaperone (butyrophenone derivatives) -- Detomidine, medetomidine, romifidine, and xylazine (α2 agonists) -- Cattle -- Small ruminants and camelids -- Swine -- Atipamezole, tolazoline, and yohimbine (α2 antagonists) -- Diazepam and midazolam (benzodiazepine derivatives) -- Cattle, small ruminants, and camelids -- Swine -- Chloral hydrate -- References -- Chapter 3 Standing sedation and chemical restraint -- Cattle -- Small ruminants and camelids -- Swine -- References -- Chapter 4 Injectable anesthetics and field anesthesia -- Injectable anesthetics -- Ketamine -- Telazol -- Propofol -- Guaifenesin -- Field anesthesia -- Cattle -- Small ruminants and camelids -- Swine -- References -- Chapter 5 Inhalation anesthesia -- Cattle -- Small ruminants and camelids -- Swine -- References -- Chapter 6 Perioperative monitoring and management of complications -- Perioperative monitoring -- Supportive fluid therapy -- Positioning -- Recovery -- Perioperative complications -- Regurgitation and aspiration pneumonia -- Airway obstruction -- Ruminal tympany/bloat -- Salivation -- Hypoventilation -- Cardiac arrhythmias -- Hypotension -- Hypothermia -- Malignant hyperthermia -- Postanesthetic neuromyopathy -- Cardiovascular collapse -- References -- Chapter 7 Local and regional anesthetic techniques -- Local anesthetics -- Anesthesia for dehorning -- Nasal anesthesia.

Anesthesia of the eye -- Eyelid -- Eye and orbit -- Anesthesia for laparotomy -- Proximal paravertebral nerve block -- Distal paravertebral nerve block -- Inverted-L block -- Line block -- Anesthesia for reproductive procedures -- Caudal epidural anesthesia -- Continuous caudal epidural anesthesia -- Lumbosacral epidural anesthesia -- Sacral paravertebral nerve block -- Internal pudendal nerve block -- Dorsal penile nerve block -- Castration -- Teat anesthesia -- Inverted-V block -- Ring block -- Infusion of teat cistern -- Anesthesia of the distal limb -- References -- Chapter 8 Anesthetic management for specific procedures -- Umbilical hernias -- Wounds, lumps, bumps, and abscesses -- Wound management -- Ocular squamous cell carcinoma -- Enucleation -- Entropion -- Abscess removal -- Surgical disorders of the abdomen -- Laparotomy -- Disorders of the forestomachs -- Displacements and volvulus of the abomasum -- Small intestine disorders (intussusception, intestinal volvulus, intestinal obstruction) -- Urolithiasis and ruptured urinary bladder -- Urogenital surgery in the female -- Cesarean section -- Ovariectomy -- Vaginal prolapse -- Perineal laceration -- Urogenital surgery in the male -- Castration -- Penile translocation -- Persistent frenulum -- Penile papilloma -- Epididymectomy -- Vasectomy -- Musculoskeletal indications -- Dehorning -- Claw amputation -- Excision of interdigital fibromas -- Tail docking -- Rectal prolapse -- References -- Chapter 9 Pain management for farm animals -- Local anesthetics -- Systemic pain management -- Opioid analgesics -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Alpha-2 agonists -- Ketamine -- Gabapentin -- Drug combinations for pain management -- Constant rate infusion -- Local or regional analgesia -- Caudal epidural analgesia -- Lumbosacral epidural anesthesia -- Intra-articular analgesia -- References.

Chapter 10 Fluid therapy -- General considerations -- Physiology of body fluids -- Patient assessment -- Fluid and electrolyte therapy in the perioperative period -- Quantity and rate of fluid administration -- Fluid type -- Method of administration -- Monitoring fluid administration -- References -- Chapter 11 Regulatory and legal considerations of anesthetics and analgesics used in food-producing animals -- Alpha-2 agonists -- Barbiturates -- Benzodiazepines -- Dissociative anesthetics -- Local anesthetics -- Opioids -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Phenothiazine derivatives -- Propofol -- References -- Chapter 12 Euthanasia of farm animals -- Considerations prior to euthanasia -- The process of euthanasia -- Methods of euthanasia -- Injectable euthanasia drugs -- Physical methods -- Adjunctive and other methods of euthanasia -- Considerations subsequent to euthanasia -- References -- Index.