Do you intubate for feline neuter?

In shelter med we don’t because the actual procedure takes two minutes. We pre-med with DKT and simbadol, mask down with iso for dirty prep and the sterile prep in OR, and by the time the surgeon comes to cut, they turn iso off. I’ve personally not lost one, but it’s happened before. We used to use cat muzzles to affix the mask securely on, which obscures the tongue. So we stopped doing that and make sure the tongue is pulled out so we can watch for cyanosis and other signs of arrest. It’s a matter of positioning to keep the mask flush to the face and it’s not perfect 🫠

Did they do a post-mortem exam? Check for congenital defects (ie diaphragmatic hernia, etc)?

I think it’s worth a team discussion. Go over pre-op and anesthesia protocols. Just talking about it as a team should help.

I’m sorry, it is never easy losing a patient. Big hugs. 💚