Scoring System This is where ASA classification can help. An ASA risk is a 1-to-5 score adapted for animals from human medicine’s American Society of Anesthesiologists. The system is based on the patient’s overall health, not the procedure being performed. The ASA scoring system is NOT an assessment of total perianesthetic or perioperative risk, since…
About “Bifford” Bifford was born in Chicago, Illinois after his mother was rescued off the streets by a compassionate and patient animal shelter volunteer. Being one of four kittens he was categorized by animal shelter volunteers as “the worst” out of the litter in regards to his cerebellar hypoplasia. When Bifford was a mere 10…
DISCLAIMER: These are COMMON medications/adverse reactions to veterinary anesthetic medications, just like humans, pets also can have a variety of symptoms/reactions that are not listed or documented. If you have any questions or concerns always speak to your veterinarian about the kinds of medications utilized and the potential side effects that may occur. Anesthetic/Analgesic Drug…
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Have a special needs animal you want to tell the world about? Have a blog/website/organization pertaining to special needs animals? We want to talk to you! Each month we would like to interview/show case a special needs animal/organization/blog! We cannot fight this good fight alone and we need YOUR HELP! Email us today at Suzi@presidentbifford.com
Meet Ziffel! As a baby kitten he was hit by a car and suffered a broken pelvis and was dropped off at a local Veterinary Clinic to be euthanized until he fell in love with Linda (his mom)! Ziff had suffered nerve damage in his one paw which caused him to chew at it! So for…
The ongoing concern for “CH” parents is that they are afraid to have their special needs pet go for any procedures as they are concerned about anesthesia. Currently there is NO studies that confirm nor deny the use (or avoidance) or certain anesthetic medications but there are certain medications to be cautious about as their…
Check out Bifford’s article in the Pet Safety Crusaders Blog! Huge thank you to Denise for publishing his story and helping spread the word on specially-abled pets! If you want to learn more about “less adoptable pets” and more about Denise and her fantastic site please click the link below!
Handicapable Foundation has proudly partnered up with “Bifford for President” to better serve the pet special needs community! Check out their website for more information or check out their brief description below! https://www.handicapablefoundation.org/ Handicapable Foundation provides support for disabled animals, service animals, therapy animals, comfort animals, law enforcement animals, military animals or animals in need…
