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Anesthetization
The ability to reduce the motility of the organism as well as the pain
brought by the handling and dissection
The process of rendering insensible, specially to pain, by means of
anesthetics; the act or operation of applying anesthetics.
Local Anesthesia
It provides pain control for a specific location of the body.
Examples include an epidural before surgery on a rear limb, or a nerve
block before a tooth extraction
The local anesthetics prevent the pain impulse from being read by
the brain.
Local Anesthesia
With animals, local anesthetics may provide pain control, but may not
be sufficient to keep the animal still during the procedure. In these
case, a sedative or general anesthetic is typically needed in conjunction
with a local anesthetic.
Lidocaine is an example of a local anesthetic which lasts about 1 -2
hours.
Lidocaine should be used with caution in animals with certain heart conditions or
liver disease.
It is used with caution in cats, since cats tend to be more sensitive to it than dogs.
General Anesthesia
General anesthetics are used when an animal needs to be unconscious
and unaware of what is being done for an extended period of time,
such as for surgery.
General anesthetics block the pain sensation, prevent movement
during surgery, and usually cause muscle relaxation.
Pithing
Dissection
The careful separation of anatomical parts
Removal of organs or parts of the organs from the body
Subdivision
The cutting of an organ region or the entire animal body into segments
or slices without destroying the natural relations of the various body
structures.