Many procedures in veterinary medicine require some form of sedation or pain management. How such medication is administered and monitored is critically important. The role of the veterinary anesthesiologist is to determine whether anesthesia or analgesia is appropriate in each case, which drugs to use and how they should be administered most safely to the animal patient. Dr. Tiffany Granone, a board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist, will discuss what’s involved in this process and how anesthesiologists contribute overall to the veterinary care team.