The aim of this study was to compare alfaxalone and propofol in balanced anaesthesia using midazolam 0.5 mg/kg, xylazine 0.125 mg/kg, butorphanol 0.2 mg/kg intravenously as premedication and the ultrashort acting anaesthetics alfaxalone or propofol for inducing and maintaining in dogs with...

Background: Antioxidants located in both the hydrophilic and lipophilic compartments of plasma act as a defence system against reactive oxygen species (ROS). Excessive production of ROS during anaesthesia affects the antioxidant capacity of plasma and may result in oxidative stress. The aim of this ...

Tetralogy of Fallot with atresia of the pulmonary artery (ToF-PA) is a rare congenital cardiac malformation. The life expectancy of affected canine individuals is short: in fact, only puppies or young adults with ToF-PA are described in literature. Typically, these patients require general ...

This study was conducted to compare the effects of propofol-isoflurane and propofol-sevoflurane with relatively a new anaesthetic combination alphaxalone-isoflurane and alphaxalone-sevoflurane on haematological, biochemical and physiological parameters of dogs. The dogs were randomly divided into 4 ...

Background: Local and regional anaesthetic techniques are growing in popularity within many areas of veterinary surgery, and rightly so owing to their important modulation of intra- and postoperative pain, and with the subsequent improvements in general anaesthesia. Oral local anaesthesia is no...

Objective: To determine the alfaxalone dose reduction during total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) when combined with ketamine or midazolam constant rate infusions and to assess recovery quality in healthy dogs. Study design: Prospective, blinded clinical study. Animals: A group of 33 healthy,...

Equine dentistry is a rapidly developing clinical specialty. It has benefitted from key advances in anatomical and physiological research, development of equipment and instrumentation, utilisation of standing sedation and anaesthesia protocols, a change towards minimally invasive surgical...

Objective To determine if general anaesthesia influences the intravenous (IV) pharmacokinetics (PK) of acetaminophen in dogs. Study design Prospective, crossover, randomized experimental study. Animals A group of nine healthy Beagle dogs. Methods Acetaminophen PK were determined in conscious and...

A 1-year-old male lurcher, weighing 19.5 kg, required general anaesthesia for correction of pseudoankylosis of the left temporomandibular joint. Severe left-sided maxillomandibular and nasal deviation resulting in dental malocclusion was present with subsequent bilateral masseter muscle atrophy....

Regional nerve blocks are necessary to facilitate equine oral surgery in the standing sedated patient. Step-by-step instruction on how to perform common regional nerve blocks are discussed, including infraorbital, maxillary, middle mental, and inferior alveolar nerve blocks. Regional nerve blocks...