Susan Burns, BS, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia) is a technician at East Bay Veterinary Specialists, in Walnut Creek, Calif. She has a private veterinary anesthetic consulting business and speaks on the topics of anesthesia and pain management.
Anesthesia for the geriatric patient (Proceedings)
August 1st 2011What is a geriatric patient? Geriatric patients are pets that have attained 75% of that species or breeds expected life span. Therefore, a 6 year old Yorkshire terrier would not be considered geriatric, but a 6 year old Irish wolfhound would fall under this definition.
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