Think Anesthesia Podcast

Jenny Cassibry Fisher, RVT, VTS (Oncology) shares some of the factors specific to anesthetizing veterinary patients for radiation therapy. This episode covers patient and procedural factors, medications commonly involved, and some success stories from Jenny’s experiences as an oncology technician.

In this episode, we will discuss the peri-anesthetic fluid management of Raisin, a 16-yr-old Siamese cat, previously diagnosed with Stage 3 chronic kidney disease. Raisin requires general anesthesia for a dental scaling due to periodontitis. We will follow Raisin from preanesthetic examination and assessment through anesthesia and recovery, with a focus on anesthetic concerns and fluid therapy goals for a renal patient. The listener will learn the benefits of pre-anesthetic fluid administration, what fluid type and rate are most appropriate for this patient, and whether fluid therapy should be continued following anesthesia.

Interview with Tasha McNerney, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), CVPP. Listen to learn more about the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management and the process and value of becoming a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner.

Curious about what to have prepared for a challenging intubation or what to do when orotracheal intubation attempts fail. We interviewed Darci Palmer, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) about airway management in those challenging cases.

Dr. Tony Woodward, board certified veterinary dentist and oral surgeon and owner of Montana Pet Dentistry & Oral Surgery located in Bozeman, Montana provides us insight to the 3 most important dental recommendations he would make to referring general practitioners performing dental procedures. Listen and learn how wind surfing inspired a 20 plus year career dedicated to veterinary dentistry. More information about Dr. Woodward and his practice can be found that this link: https://www.montanapetdental.com/

This podcast interviews registered veterinary technician and entrepreneur Cynthia Burns, regarding her anesthetic machine and maintenance business, Fix-It Lady Machine Service and Repair based out of North Carolina. Cynthia details the importance of annual machine maintenance to optimizing the equipment’s use and improve anesthetic safety. 

This episode highlights veterinary physical rehabilitation in a discussion with Wendy Davies BS, CVT, CCRVN, VTS (Phys Rehab). She is the president of the Academy of Physical Rehabilitation Technicians and a founder of the integrative medicine service at the University of Florida. Wendy talks with us about her experiences and the benefits of physical rehab. 

A conversation with Dr. Renée Schott, veterinarian and certified wildlife rehabilitator. Dr. Schott is passionate about wildlife rehabilitation medicine and sharing her knowledge with others. In this episode, she discusses what her typical day looks like and her thoughts on sedating, anesthetizing, and monitoring a variety of wildlife species. 

In this episode we discuss with Liz Hughston, Med., RVT, CVT, LVT, VTS (IM-Small Animal, ECC) the potential for entrepreneurship of veterinary technicians. She outlines how she made this move and considerations when leveraging skills outside veterinary medicine towards a successful veterinary medicine profession. She shares with us why she helped create the Facebook group, Not One More Vet Support Staff and the importance for mental health awareness in veterinary medicine. 

In recognition of veterinary technician appreciation week 2021 we interviewed two leaders in veterinary technology: Jennifer Sager, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia, ECC) and Jeff Backus, CVT, RVT, VTS (ECC). Jenn shared with us her unique experience being the first, veterinary technician to co-chair an AAHA guideline. Learn ways to work towards authorship, where to find these opportunities and how to inspire the next generation of veterinary technicians and veterinarians. Next highlighted career veterinary technician, Jeff Backus, CVT, RVT, VTS (ECC) helps us “Find our Nerd” and shares how he was hooked on being a veterinary technician and how he found optimal work life balance with the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center.