Emergent diseases of the gastrointestinal tract may present in many ways, from the oral cavity to the rectum. Whether the management of a condition associated with the GI tract is managed medically or surgically, patients can have unique anesthetic and analgesic needs that present challenges to anesthetic providers. It is important that practitioners are well-equipped to identify physiologic alterations that may occur acutely and respond accordingly to provide safe anesthesia to small animal patients. Anesthetic monitoring as well as formulation of a balanced anesthetic and multimodal analgesic plans will be discussed.

This session originally was presented at AVMA Convention 2026.

1.0 CE Credit
$15 AVMA/SAVMA Members
$30 Non-members