Managing Anaesthesia Related Hypothermia in Cats & Dogs

Courtney Scales DipVN, NCert(Anaesth), RVN
Clinical Educator (Anaesthesia)

Hypothermia in cats and dogs is defined as slight, moderate or severe. We typically consider a temperature decrease of 1°C from the patient’s normal baseline temperature as becoming hypothermic...

In this article, we examine the causes and consequences of hypothermia before discussing how to prevent it and how to manage it if it has already occurred.