Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to anesthesia -- Animal evaluation and preparation -- Preanesthetic and perioperative medications -- Local anesthetic drugs and techniques -- Local anesthesia in ruminants and pigs -- Local anesthesia in horses -- Local anesthesia in horses -- Local anesthesia in dogs and cats -- Injectable anesthetic drugs -- Inhalant anesthesia and inhalant anesthetics -- Neuromuscular blocking drugs -- Equipment for tracheal intubation and securing the airway -- Anesthetic machines and breathing systems -- Ventilation and mechanical assist devices -- Monitoring during anesthesia -- Acid-base balance and blood gases -- Perioperative fluid administration -- Temperature regulation during anesthesia: anesthetic-associated hypothermia and hyperthermia -- Pain and pain therapy -- Integrative medicine: acupuncture analgesia -- Anesthetic procedures and techniques in cats -- Anesthetic procedures and techniques in horses -- Anesthetic procedures and techniques in ruminants -- Anesthetic procedures and techniques in pigs -- Anesthetic procedures and techniques in camelids -- Anesthetic procedures in exotic animals -- Anesthesia for cesarean section -- Respiratory emergencies -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Euthanasia -- Physical principles of anesthesia -- Drug schedules -- Guiding principles for research involving animals and human beings.