American journal of veterinary research
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An inspired-air heating and humidifying device was constructed and evaluated with regard to its ability to maintain mean body heat in anesthetized cats. Control cats exhibited a net heat loss of -5.960 and -2.970 Kcal for each of 2 successive hours. ⋯ The inspired-air heating and humidifying technique was associated with a significantly slower decrease in body temperature (P less than 0.05) after 45 minutes. The inspired-air heating technique is beneficial in minimizing body heat loss during general anesthesia in cats, but is not effective enough to supplant other methods.