Patient Monitoring

During general anesthesia, our patients are monitored closely by a registered veterinary technician for heart rate, respiratory rate, capillary refill time and blood pressure. A change in blood pressure is an early indicator that a pet may be running into trouble. Monitoring blood pressure allows us to intervene earlier and prevent any anesthetic risk to your pet. We utilize advanced monitoring equipment to compliment the technician, such as pulse oximeters (Oxygen saturation and Heart rate monitor) and Doppler blood pressure monitors. Our goal is to improve the safety around general anaesthesia as much as possible, to alleviate the concerns of our patient’s owners.