Combined ultrasound/electrostimulation‐guided block of the lumbosacral plexus in a cat undergoing pelvic limb amputation

A cat was anaesthetised with midazolam and alfaxalone for a pelvic limb amputation due to a metatarsal fracture complicated with soft tissue necrosis. The femoral nerve and lumbosacral trunk were blocked with ropivacaine 0.75 per cent using a combined ultrasound/nervestimulation‐guided approach. Anaesthesia was maintained with end‐tidal concentrations of isoflurane between 1 per cent and 1.1 per cent. Vital parameters were stable during...