A 9-year-old, male neutered Domestic Short-haired cat presen…
A 9-year-old, male neutered Domestic Short-haired cat presents straining to urinate with a bladder obstruction. The cat was sedated with butorphanol 0.3 mg/kg and midazolam 0.25 mg/kg IV and a sacrococcygeal epidural was performed with 1 mg/kg lidocaine prior to unblocking with a tomcat catheter. What is the term used to describe this epidural anesthetic technique?