Anaesthesia Dog&Cat

About Anaesthesia Dog&Cat Android App

Developed with specialist veterinary anaesthetists, the app contains suggested anaesthetic protocols for 24 specific procedures in the dog and 15 in the cat. The Dechra Dog & Cat Anaesthesia app is a unique resource designed to put practical, accessible information into the hands of veterinarians, veterinary nurses/technicians and vet students.

Each procedure contains up to date, detailed considerations for the patient prior to anaesthesia including pre-op stabilisation where required, appropriate premedication options, information on providing essential peri-operative analgesia and details about induction, maintenance, including monitoring, and recovery. This allows you to choose the most appropriate protocol for every unique patient.

The app also contains information about 36 of the most commonly used drug molecules in dog and cat anaesthesia, allowing you to confidently choose and use the most appropriate molecule for every situation. A suggested dosage and route of administration is given, alongside information on indication, time to onset and duration of action, contraindications and side effects.

The app includes an easy to use dose calculator so that you can quickly calculate the doses required for your patient. It also allows you to design your own protocols. Each completed protocol can be saved into your favourites folder to use again or, you can email the protocol summary to be saved in the patient’s clinical records, or printed out.
Dechra are advocates of patient safety and are keen to promote best practice anaesthesia. As part of this commitment we have included the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (AVA) Anaesthetic Safety Checklist within the app. The Dechra Dog and Cat Anaesthesia App reinforces Dechra as leaders in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia and provides unprecedented technical support to practitioners.

- Would you like to update your anaesthesia knowledge in a straightforward, easily accessible way and ensure you are providing all of your patients with ‘best-practice’ anaesthesia?
- Are you keen to update the anaesthetic protocols you use for common procedures in dogs and cats but are not sure where to start?
- Would you like to gain confidence before performing an anaesthetic for a procedure you don’t perform very often or gain confidence with a molecule you don’t have much experience using?

Please visit www.dechra.com to view a short introductory video about the app.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the Dog and Cat Anaesthesia App please get in touch at [email protected]
The app is only for use by veterinary professionals who are aged 16 and above.



From time to time we may automatically update the app to improve performance, enhance functionality, reflect changes to the operating system or address security issues. Alternatively we may ask you to update the app for these reasons. If you choose not to install such updates, or if you opt out of automatic updates, you may not be able to continue using the app.
The app will always match the description provided to you when you downloaded it. However, as it is made available to you free of charge, we will not be liable to you if we decide in the future to remove it from the App Store.
The app is available on the following devices and operating systems:
iOS: version 9.х and later
Android: version 5.x and later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, Android

Licence terms apply to your use of the app. Do not use the app if you do not agree to the Licence Terms.© Copyright 2018 Dechra Limited – all rights reserved. Reproduction of this app, in whole or in part, in any form or medium without our express written permission is prohibited.