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Dale Atkin wrote:

Oh - another question to ask is the kind of anesthesia the vet
is going to use. Gas anesthesia is most typical these days and
has minimal side effects. Injectable anesthesias (with the
exception of propofol, which is very short-acting and thus is
only used for very quick procedures)

I wouldn't say 'only' used for quick procedures, as I'm of the impression
you can continuously 'top up' the anesthetic through the procedure.

Interesting - I suppose you could administer it through an
indwelling catheter, I guess?

Yep, that's exactly how I've seen it administered. Mostly for 'higher risk'
anesthetics...don't yet know the details as to why, but its apparently
somewhat safer than some of the other alternatives (I think it had to do
with the effects on blood pressure)

Dale