VASTA Romania & Bulgaria

🦷 The Mouth We Underestimate
Dental cases are booked as "quick routines" — but many of these patients are elderly, polymorbid, and in significant pain. It's time we talked about it.
Join us for a free live webinar with three ECVAA diplomates diving into the real complexity of dental anaesthesia:
🔹 Why dental cases are NOT simple
🔹 Real risks in cats — tracheal tears & post-anaesthetic blindness
🔹 Acute vs chronic oral pain — and how it changes your plan
📅 Tuesday, 19 May 2026
🕑 14:30 Zurich · 13:30 London · 20:30 Singapore
💻 Free on Zoom — link in bio
With Dr. Marta Kantyka, Dr. Olivia d'Anselme & Dr. Valentina Carrozzo — all Diplomates ECVAA, VAS International faculty.
No slides. No lectures. Just an honest clinical conversation. 🐾
👉 Register via link in bio — it's free! Or head to:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HTMgJYoORdqHcyV2uFh0oQ

🦷 The Mouth We Underestimate
Dental cases are booked as "quick routines" — but many of these patients are elderly, polymorbid, and in significant pain. It's time we talked about it.
Join us for a free live webinar with three ECVAA diplomates diving into the real complexity of dental anaesthesia:
🔹 Why dental cases are NOT simple
🔹 Real risks in cats — tracheal tears & post-anaesthetic blindness
🔹 Acute vs chronic oral pain — and how it changes your plan
📅 Tuesday, 19 May 2026
🕑 14:30 Zurich · 13:30 London · 20:30 Singapore
💻 Free on Zoom — link in bio
With Dr. Marta Kantyka, Dr. Olivia d'Anselme & Dr. Valentina Carrozzo — all Diplomates ECVAA, VAS International faculty.
No slides. No lectures. Just an honest clinical conversation. 🐾
👉 Register via link in bio — it's free! OR head to: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HTMgJYoORdqHcyV2uFh0oQ

🦷 Can adding buprenorphine to an infraorbital nerve block extend analgesia beyond 48 hours in canine dental patients?

A recent randomised crossover study in dogs compared a standard bupivacaine block versus a buprenorphine-augmented block over 5 days of MAC monitoring. The headline result was P=0.775 — technically "not significant." But the data tells a more nuanced story.

The key findings:
📊 At 48h: 50% of buprenorphine dogs still had reduced MAC vs 25% of bupivacaine-only dogs
⏱ At 96h: bupivacaine effect was ZERO in all subjects — 25% of buprenorphine dogs were STILL covered
💡 Bupivacaine alone lasted 24–72h — far longer than the textbook 4–8h

Why did it "fail"?
→ N=8 (needed ~40 per group for power)
→ Healthy subjects = minimal peripheral mu receptor upregulation
→ Supramaximal dolorimetry may mask subtle analgesic effects

Bottom line: statistical insignificance ≠ clinical irrelevance. The adjunct is safest candidates are patients with chronic periodontal or oral inflammatory disease — where peripheral mu receptors are upregulated and most likely to respond.

Haemodynamics? Statistically significant HR and MAP trends — but all within acceptable clinical limits. Safe protocol.

Save this for your next dental anaesthetic 📌

🎓 FREE WEBINAR | 13 April 2026

Minimum Standards, Maximum Impact: Monitoring That Actually Matters 🐾

Join us for a live 45-minute roundtable:
🇨🇦 Dr. Natasha Bartell, Dipl. ACVAA — AKA THE G.O.A.T- joining us especially from Toronto
🇨🇭/🇵🇱 Dr. Marta Kantyka — University of Zurich
🇨🇭/🇸🇬 Dr. Olivia d'Anselme — Singapore

⏰ 8:30 PM SGT · 1:30 PM Zurich · 7:30 AM Toronto

Free to attend. Live Q&A included.
🔗 Register via link in bio or: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bpPcG-q5R-uIkmayaEOdfQ #/registration

In yesterday's VASTA Webinar — "Hold Your Breath: Perks of Inhalational Agent Exposure" — we covered everything your vet team needs to know about inhalant exposure. Here's a short summary. Follow us — more materials dropping this week! 🐾

VASTA students already know this — but do you? How to pick the right breathing system? How to choose the right size of bag? Have a look at this beautiful infographic we made!
🐾 Choosing the Right Anaesthesia Equipment for Your Patient – Key Principles!
Patient safety during anaesthesia starts with choosing the right equipment. Body weight is everything – here's a quick reminder:
Breathing Circuits:

< 3 kg → Neonatal Mapleson D
3–10 kg → Small circular circuit
> 10 kg → Large circular circuit

Always remember:
✅ Match the rebreathing bag to your patient (3–5 tidal volumes)
✅ Always perform a leak test before every procedure
✅ Set fresh gas flow (FGF) correctly for the circuit type
✅ Keep dead space in check – max. 20% of the patient's tidal volume
A well-prepared anaesthesia station means peace of mind – for the patient and for us. 🏥🐕🐈

Did you ever wonder how much it costs to use inhalant anaesthesia? Or have you wondered how much it costs the environment? Is it safe to just scavenge the gases into the room you work in? And what is the risk of chronic exposure to inhalants? Find out the answers to all these questions in our free webinar! 3 experts will help you find the answers ! To register, simply scan the QR code.