The present book in the student-teacher friendly format is a firsteditionon“Fundamentals of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia”, keeping in mind the requirements of the present day competition-oriented scenario. The course content in the book is so graded according to the guidelines of Veterinary Council of India and Indian Council of Agricultural Research syllabi, should be of special interest to undergraduate/postgraduate students, internists, clinician, anaesthetics, practicing veterinarian to gain a working knowledge of the basic principles of veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia, which are called upon to treat/manage an unfamiliar species. The objective of the author is to provide latest information on consideration for selection of anaesthetic agents, techniques, mechanism of action of preansesthetic, anaesthetic drugs, dosage and their combinations, indications, contraindications, etc.for different species of domestic and wild /zoo animals in the book,who are responsiblefortheinduction, maintenance of anaesthesia, care of patients pre-/post-operatively andmanagement tofull recoveryof critically ill animalsundertheir care. The book chapter is based on the information available in the accessible literature and the list of references are listed at the ends of book should be consulted for additional information.