Healthy, 3 kg, female domestic shorthair scheduled for an onychectomy
Premedication	Acepromazine: 0.1 mg/kg, IM
	Oxymorphone: 0.05 mg/kg, IM
Induction	Ketamine: 10 mg/kg, IM
	Mask with 2% isoflurane.
	Place an endotracheal tube.
Maintenance	1% to 2% isoflurane delivered with oxygen using a nonrebreathing circuit
Regional anesthesia	Front paw blocks (12)
	0.5% bupivacaine: 0.1 mL/site
	Do not exceed a total dose of 2 mg/kg.
Postoperative pain management	Ketoprofen: 1 to 2 mg/kg, SC
Comments	Use a surgical technique that minimizes tissue trauma and inflammation.
	This is an elective procedure with no preexisting peripheral or central sensitization.
	Some of these drugs are not approved for use in cats in Canada.

Healthy, 30 kg, male Labrador retriever scheduled for repair of a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament
Premedication	Atropine: 0.05 mg/kg, IM
	Medetomidine: 0.005 mg/kg, IM
	Hydromorphone: 0.05 mg/kg, IM
Induction	Thiopental: 5 mg/kg, IV slowly to effect
	Place endotracheal tube.
Maintenance	1% to 2% isoflurane delivered with oxygen using a rebreathing circuit
Regional anesthesia	Lumbosacral epidural (13)
	0.5% bupivacaine (preservative-free): 1 mL/5 kg
	2.5% morphine (preservative-free): 0.2 mg/kg
	Use strict aseptic technique.
Postoperative pain management	Meloxicam: 0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg, SC
Comments	Use a surgical technique that minimizes tissue trauma and inflammation.
	This is an elective procedure with limited preexisting peripheral and central sensitization.
	Some of these drugs are not approved for use in dogs in Canada.

kg — kg bodyweight