Anaesthesia in the dyspneic canine or feline patient

The different aspects of the anaesthetic approach of dyspneic patients are outlined, and the various possibilities for sedation, anaesthetic induction and maintenance, and facilitating recovery are discussed. More specific anaesthetic approaches are presented for each of the different types of stridoric dyspnea i.e. dyspnea associated with nasal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, or tracheal stridor.