https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/15773/exotics-vets-pregnancy I was recently talking to a vet nurse who is trying to get pregnant and she said that when she is pregnant whe will not be dealing with any anaesthetised patients due to the risks of iso, even those with a cuffed ET tube. It made me think how I woulden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/94390?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:45:42 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:384e043f-4957-4653-8c65-d3aadfc625edAllie Woodward<p>I stayed out if the room during most gasdowns and returned as soon as animal tubes or had mask which was snugly applied to the head. Used laryngeal tubes in rabbits as long as they were not being dentalled. I was particularly cautious during the first trimester. I got extra help lifting heavy dogs (my boss told me off a couple of times for lifting things). It was all for me personal choice and as I only work a couple if days a week I figured that I was not taking huge risks in comparison with a vet nurse who may do lots of operative procedures per day and rarely leave the operating theatre! I think it should be an informed personal choice. It all depends on the level of risk that you are prepared to take. If I had paid for private IVF treatment I am sure I would have been much less tolerant of risk factors.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/92747?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:53:27 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:233d5507-3e10-41d4-8de3-3e9d125b2ec8Julie Innes<p>I carried on and ignored the risk <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Ashamed_smiley.png" alt="Embarrassed" />. To be honest, I sometimes felt there was more risk to my unborn children in trying to administer a kennel cough vaccine to boisterous dogs! </p> <p>Having said that, when I had a pregnant nurse work for me, I didn&#39;t allow her to work with non-intubated anaesthetics in exotics, so a bit do as I say, not as I do!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>