Abstract | OBJECTIVE: STUDY DESIGN: Prospective experimental trial. ANIMALS: Six healthy Caspian ponies of both sexes, aged 11 +/- 3 years and weighing 318 +/- 71 kg. METHODS: The ponies were pre-medicated with diazepam (0.2 mg kg(-1)) and acepromazine (0.05 mg kg(-1)) IV. Sodium thiopental 5% was administered IV, 10 minutes later and anesthesia was maintained with halothane in oxygen for 1 hour. Heart and respiratory rates, mean arterial blood pressure, cardiac rhythm, and signs of anesthetic depth were monitored during anesthesia. Hematological and serum biochemical parameters were evaluated before anesthesia and at 1, 2, 3, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours. Urine specific gravity and cytology were evaluated at the same intervals following anesthesia. Parametric data were analyzed using repeated measures anova. RESULTS: CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This simple anesthetic protocol can be used in Caspian ponies and an acceptable anesthetic with a reasonable recovery can be expected.
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Authors | Mohammad Reza Seddighi, Mehrdad Mohri |
Journal | Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
(Vet Anaesth Analg)
Vol. 35
Issue 3
Pg. 237-41
(May 2008)
ISSN: 1467-2995 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 17927676
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anesthetics, Intravenous
- Anti-Anxiety Agents
- Acepromazine
- Thiopental
- Halothane
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Topics |
- Acepromazine
(pharmacology)
- Anesthesia, General
(veterinary)
- Anesthetics, Intravenous
(pharmacology)
- Animals
- Anti-Anxiety Agents
(pharmacology)
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Halothane
(pharmacology)
- Horses
- Male
- Thiopental
(pharmacology)
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