In an emergency situation, either post extubation or a patient coming in with respiratory distress and are unable to intubate the patient.
Grab a 10F Dog Urinary Catheter and a 3.5mm ET tube blue connector. The connector fits perfectly in the end of the catheter.
The catheter can then be introduced into the patients trachea. A breathing system can then be attached to the blue connector and oxygen can be supplied to your patient!
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You can also use this technique via the nose if the pet happens to have a fractured Jaw.Also know a vet that uses the nasal technique with bunny dentals.Never actually saw it, but it sounded pretty cool, plus its one less thing in their mouth when doing a dental