Wheat Ridge has a full range of specialists, including a board certified veterinary anesthesiologist. For each patient, Dr. Nicole Trenholme helps to develop your patient’s individualized anesthesia plan, directly supervise the case, and will be available if any unforeseen complications arise.

Dr. Trenholme has extensive experience safely anesthetizing patients with a variety of disease processes including cardiovascular, pulmonary, liver, and kidney disease, to patients with endocrine disorders, and patients with intracranial issues, and of course, patients requiring anesthesia for emergency procedures. She is also trained in regional anesthesia techniques using ultrasound guidance and electrolocation. Regional blocks have become the standard of care in human medicine because they provide the best pain control after surgery, and allow us to use lower doses of other pain medications that can affect appetite and alertness and can cause nausea and constipation.

In addition to our anesthesiologist, our experienced veterinary technicians monitor each patient during anesthesia, using a wide array of parameters. They observe the patient for mucous membrane color and quality of respirations, and use state-of-the-art monitoring equipment to measure levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, blood pressure, and activity of the heart. After the procedure, our veterinary team will monitor your pet closely to ensure a smooth, pain-free recovery.