Do you stick to a full 3 minutes of 100% O2 before induction, or adjust based on patient tolerance and SpO2 trends? I usually aim for 2–3 minutes via a snug mask at 2 L/min to build an O2 reservoir for a smooth, rapid intubation, but with a fractious 4 kg DSH today I stopped at about 90 seconds to reduce stress — curious how you balance denitrogenation, safety, and practicality.
I aim for 3 min if they’ll tolerate it, but with spicy cats I go for “8–10 calm tidal breaths,” crack the mask a touch to avoid CO2, then do flow-by in the carrier or an E-collar O2 hood for 60–90 sec before quick intubation. For a 4 kg cat I keep flows closer to about 1 L/min to cut noise (2 L/min if needed) — fighting is like trying to pre-oxygenate a wind tunnel. Do you have an O2 cage available or are you mask-only, @OP?
I got two callbacks by attaching a one‑page ‘skills bridge’ — mapping vet‑tech sterilization and radiography to dental assistant tasks — plus a 90‑sec screen‑share of tray setup and PPE checkpoints. For remote teaching, a sample 3‑question quiz showed I could teach (like a tiny test‑drive). Caveat: a few posts were Dentrix‑only, so I wrote ‘familiar via sandbox’ and offered a 10‑min trial session.