https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/5846/etomidate While trying to decide on the best anaesthetic protocol for a typical GDV case, I came across some recommendations for the use of etomidate in a number of circumstances as a good choice for anaesthetic induction in dogs (incl. consideration in case ofen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/23200?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:43:04 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:27deb7ad-7e08-45b9-827b-9c7da3526cf8Michael Woodhouse<p>Etomadate is used in people with suxamethonium for RSI in critical patients, especially for intubation. They did use it occasionally at the RVC although I have no presonal experience with it.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/23195?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:47:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9d346b2b-bad5-48f6-ad5e-3b7b2f6e163dHMC<p>I remember reading in Fossums that etomidate was the anaesthetic of choice.&nbsp; I am under the impression that it is used in the USA but not the UK- and no, it is not in the BSAVA formularly so must not be licensed in the UK. </p> <p>My concerns would be 1) that it is not licensed 2) the safest anaesthetic is the one you are most comfortable with, and I have never used etomidate. But I would be interested to hear other people&#39;s experience of it. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>