Small Animal Emergency (not done)

T/F you should scrub wounds with concentrated chlorhexidine?

False

What should you do before giving NSAIDs to an older animal or for a long duration of treatment?

NSAID panel

What do we do if carprofen will not work for smaller dogs?

Meloxicam SQ loading dose then at home oral suspension

What is a safer NSAID to use if you cannot do an NSAID panel?

Grapriprant (Galliprant)

What should you do for bigger wounds, punctures, bites, or older wounds?

Culture with susceptibility. Swabbing after flushing

What sedation is good for longer laceration repairs?

Propofol or alfaxalone after opioid + benzo IV

If you have a large laceration repair, what antibiotics should you use?

IV antibiotics like Unasyn during the repair every 90 minutes

What drugs do most ortho patients get?

Hydromorphone and methadone or codeine

If fractured, higher doses or a fent bolus and CRI

Can combine with NSAID, lidocaine, ketamine, gaba

What can you do to cause emesis in dogs?

Apomorphine

What is a good anti-emitic?

Maropitant

Why do you add sorbital to activated charcoal?

Bring fluid into GI tract and propel it out quicker

How can you treat pyrethrin tox?

Methocarbamol is best, but midazolam can help if you cant use methocarbomal

IV lipid emulsion

How do you medically manage uterine inertia/

Ca gluconate first then oxytocin

Trazadone for anxiety

What do you do if you need to give a dam opioids during a c-section?

Reverse the puppies