I don't think the dustbuster is the most disturbing part. It doesn't make sense to me that they would tie the cat down to do this particular part of the prep, but maybe certain places would. However, you would NOT allow the cat, the dustbuster, or a kid into the sterlie surgical suite. That would be done OUTSIDE the suite on a different area because the surgery area would be completely contaminated.

The disturbing part is the fact that the anethetized cat does not have a breathing tube, nor is it hooked to oxygen or the gas. Once the pre-anesthetic is in, it needs to be tubed because the pre-anesthetic doesn't last very long.. and you put the breathing tube in while the animal is on their stomach. If you decided to clean the area before the breathing tube, the surgery site would be contaminated because you would have to flip the animal over.

It still does not make sense to me.