Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Alessandra Mathis
DVM CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Head of Anaesthesia
Mathis, A., Lee, K., Alibhai, H.I. (2011) The use of maropitant to prevent vomiting induced by epidural administration of preservative free morphine through an epidural catheter in a dog. Vet Anaesth Analg 38 (5) pp.516-7
Mathis, A., Pinelas, R., Brodbelt, D.C., Alibhai, H.I. (2012) Comparison of quality of recovery from anaesthesia in cats induced with propofol or alfaxalone. Vet Anaesth Analg 39 (3) pp.282-90
Jiménez, C.P., Mathis, A., Mora, S.S., Brodbelt, D., Alibhai, H. (2012) Evaluation of the quality of the recovery after administration of propofol or alfaxalone for induction of anaesthesia in dogs anaesthetized for magnetic resonance imaging. Vet Anaesth Analg 39 (2) pp.151-9
Pinelas, R., Alibhai, H.I., Mathis, A., Jimenez Lozano, A., Brodbelt, D.C. (2014) Effects of different doses of dexmedetomidine on anaesthetic induction with alfaxalone – a clinical trial. Vet Anaesth Analg 41 (4) pp.378-85
Sanchis-Mora, S., Viscasillas, J., Mathis, A., Palacios, C., Brodbelt, D.C., Alibhai, H.I. (2014) Anaesthetic management and complications of pacemaker implantation in dogs. Vet Rec 175 p.303
Mathis, A. (2014) Postoperative analgesia in the grumpy dog. Veterinary Times 44 (12) p.20
Mathis, A. (2014) Postoperative analgesia in aggressive feline patients. Veterinary Times 44 (34) p.10
Viscasillas, J., Sanchis-Mora, S., Palacios, C., Mathis, A., Alibhai, H., Brodbelt, D.C. (2015) Anaesthetic management and complications of balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonic stenosis in dogs. Vet Record 177(13):340
Mathis, A. (2016) Practical guide to monitoring anaesthetised small animal patients. In Practice 38:363-372
Mathis, A. (2016) Knowing when to use atropine during surgery. Veterinary Times 44(4)13
Mathis, A. (2017) Difficult orotracheal intubation in dogs and cats. In Practice 39:50-61
Mair A., Mathis, A. (2018) Completeness of handwritten preanaesthetic records at two veterinary referral institutions. Vet Anaesth Analg. 45(2):129-134
Mathis, A. (2019) Preparing and training for CPR. In Practice 41:50-56.
Kate Pink
BVSc CertVA MRCVS
Anaesthesia Clinician
Dan Nicholls
BVMedSci BVM BVS MVetmed DipACVAA MRCVS
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
2021: Use of mechanical thresholds in a model of feline clinical acute pain and their correlation with the Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale scores
Daniel Nicholls, Molly Merchant-Walsh, Jerry Dunne, Natalia Parrilla Cortellini and Chiara Adami.
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
2020: Comparison of two protocols for insulin administration and fasting time in diabetic dogs anaesthetised for phacoemulsification: A prospective clinical trial
Daisy Norgate, Daniel Nicholls, Rebecca Geddes, Charlotte Dawson, Chiara Adami.
VetRecord
2020: Occurrence of pulsus alternans during anaesthesia of two dogs and one cat and its treatment
Daniel Nicholls, Chiara Adami, Paolo Monticelli.
Australian Veterinary Journal