Many vets tell us there's still an unfounded stigma surrounding the safety of anaesthesia for pets… sometimes resulting in desperately needed procedures such as a dental cleaning or extraction being put off.

This ultimately leaves the pet in pain. The rationale owners sometimes offer is "well, humans aren't put under just to have their teeth treated…are they?” 

So we thought we’d find out the truth from someone who uses anaesthetics on a daily basis – Specialist Surgical Vet Dr Sarah Goldsmind from the Animal Referral Hospital