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===Temperature===
 
===Temperature===
One concern with patients undergoing anaesthesia is hypothermia; it is important to [[Manual_Techniques#Temperature|monitor the temperature]] of patients during and after any anaesthetic. If necessary, techniques to try and prevent further temperature loss and to try warm up the patient can be instigated as soon as possible. Indirect heat sources such as 'hot hands' (examination gloves filled with hot water and tied off with a knot at the wrist) placed between the patient and a towel, for example are required for heating the patient that is slightly hypothermic, and preserving heat loss from the extremities by insulating the limbs with 'bubble wrap' will all help to maintain the patient's core temperature. Never use a direct heat course as the animal is not able to move away from the heat and can potentially sustain tissue burns as a result.
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One concern with patients undergoing anaesthesia is hypothermia; it is important to [[Manual Techniques for Anaesthesia Monitoring#Temperature|monitor the temperature]] of patients during and after any anaesthetic. If necessary, techniques to try and prevent further temperature loss and to try warm up the patient can be instigated as soon as possible. Indirect heat sources such as 'hot hands' (examination gloves filled with hot water and tied off with a knot at the wrist) placed between the patient and a towel, for example are required for heating the patient that is slightly hypothermic, and preserving heat loss from the extremities by insulating the limbs with 'bubble wrap' will all help to maintain the patient's core temperature. Never use a direct heat course as the animal is not able to move away from the heat and can potentially sustain tissue burns as a result.
    
==Post Operative Analgesia==
 
==Post Operative Analgesia==
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