Live animals are used in this course. This course focuses on anesthesia principles and practices and standard surgical procedures for technicians. Students will gain mastery of inducing, administering, monitoring, and recovering veterinary patients from anesthesia. Students will gain mastery of principles of emergency critical care and CPCR as it pertains to anesthesia. Students will gain mastery with the role of a surgical technician in regards to preoperative procedures, medical records and logs, patient prep, scrubbing of patient and personnel, assisting in a sterile setting, and post-operative procedures such as client communication/education. Students will be required to participate in animal care activities to gain hands-on experience that enhances the course material which may require the student to come in early, attend late afternoon and weekend animal care activities. Prerequisites: VMT 130, VMT 130L. Corequisite: VMT 250L (1 cr). Spring.