Objective: To collect baseline descriptive data on the anaesthesia and analgesia protocols used by New Zealand veterinarians in first-opinion practice when performing routine canine and feline ovariohysterectomies. Study design: Cross-sectional survey. Animals: Not applicable. Methods: An online...

Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is used to provide analgesia for abdominal surgery in humans. The aim of this study was to assess an anaesthetic protocol involving the QLB for canine ovariohysterectomy. Ten dogs were included. Anaesthetic protocol consisted of premedication with IM medetomidine (20...

Canine ovariectomy is an elective surgery with a moderate level of pain. Despite its relative simplicity, it requires surgical pain management. This study aimed to collect all recent information about local and regional anaesthetic/analgesic techniques in a review of the literature describing the...

Background: The analgesia management of thoracic surgery can be challenging and debate exists regarding the efficacy of pre-emptive analgesia and its relationship with postoperative pain. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between intraoperative nociception and postoperative pain...

Objective: To develop and assess the efficacy of an ultrasound (US)-guided pericapsular hip desensitization (PHD) technique in dogs. Study design: Prospective, randomized, anatomical study and a case series. Animals: A total of 30 healthy dogs, eight canine cadavers and seven dogs with hip...

This study evaluated and compared the sedative and analgesic effect of acepromazine-butorphanol (ACE-BUT), midazolam-BUT, dexmedetomidine (DEX, i.m.)-BUT and DEX (i.v.)-BUT pre-medication following induction with propofol and maintenance with isoflurane for elective ovariohysterectomy of...

Background: It is usually accepted that some degree of post-surgical pain will be commonly present. There are different pain scales adopted in veterinary practice to assess these behavioural signs to measure pain. VAS had been used in human medicine for many years to measure pain and was found...

This study compared four methods to provide intraoperative analgesia during canine ovariohysterectomy in a veterinary teaching hospital. A retrospective study was designed to assess the nociceptive response, cardiorespiratory stability, quality of recovery and complications of four analgesic...

Objectives: To assess the effects of extradural anaesthesia-analgesia (EAA) in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy. Materials and methods: Medical records of dogs undergoing cholecystectomy between 2011 and 2019 were retrieved and allocated to two groups depending if analgesia was provided systemically ...

Background: Thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion is a common neurologic complaint in dogs and is associated with debilitating pain that requires careful analgesic management to avoid the transition to a chronic pain state. Recently, there has been an increased effort to incorporate regional...