Tranquilization of horses with acepromazine has been used to suppress erratic head movements and increase the accuracy of a lameness examination. Some equine clinicians believe that tranquilization with acepromazine will make lameness more evident by causing the horse to focus on adjusting its gait ...
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Zhao, J.; Marghitu, D. B.; Schumacher, J.
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Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Heliyon, 2020, 6, 4,
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of xylazine and acepromazine on the Doppler and M-mode echocardiography measurements in horses. Ten healthy crossbred horses were included in this study. Baseline echocardiography was performed in all horses. Xylazine (0.5 mg/kg IV) or acepromazine...
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Dezfouli, M. R. M.; Tavanaeimanesh, H.; Houshangi, A. F.; Corley, K.; Masoudifard, M.; Chaleshtori, S. S.; Dalir-Naghadeh, B.
Publisher
Hippiatrika Verlag GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany
Citation
Pferdeheilkunde, 2020, 36, 1, pp 37-42
The objective was to demonstrate walking locomotor pattern alterations after co-administration of acepromazine and morphine in horses. Six mature horses receiving four different treatments were used. Treatments consisted of a single dose of saline solution, 0.2 mg/kg bwt of morphine hydrochloride,...
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López-Sanromán, F. J.; Freilich, G. M.; Gómez-Cisneros, D.; Izquierdo-Moreno, J.; Arco, M. V. del; Manso-Díaz, G.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Animals, 2022, 12, 9,
OBJECTIVE: To compare ketamine-butorphanol-azaperone-medetomidine (KBAM) to detomidine-etorphine-acepromazine (DEA) for field anesthesia in captive Przewalski horses (Equus przewalskii). ANIMALS 10 adult Przewalski horses. PROCEDURES: A prospective randomized crossover trial was conducted. Each ...
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Milnes, E. L.; Skelding, A. M.; Larouche, C. B.; Ferro, A.; Delnatte, P.; Dutton, C.; Anderson, N. E.
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American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022, 83, 6,
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of methadone combined with detomidine or acepromazine on the quality of sedation and its influence over dissociative anesthesia in healthy horses. In a crossover design, seven horses were administered with 0.1 mg/kg methadone and 0.02 mg/kg...
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Carregaro, A. B.; Ueda, G. I.; Censoni, J. B.; Bisetto, S. P.; Alonso, B. B.; Reginato, G. M.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2020, 86, pp 102908
Background: To facilitate lameness evaluation, sedatives such as xylazine and acepromazine are regularly used in the clinical setting, despite concerns that they may confound lameness assessment. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of low doses of acepromazine and...
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Morgan, J. M.; Ross, M. W.; Levine, D. G.; Stefanovski, D.; You YouWen; Robinson, M. A.; Davidson, E. J.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2020, 52, 4, pp 593-600
Acepromazine is a tranquilizer used commonly in equine medicine. This study describes serum and urine concentrations and the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of acepromazine following intravenous, oral, and sublingual (SL) administration. Fifteen exercised adult Thoroughbred horses received a...
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Knych, H. K.; Seminoff, K.; McKemie, D. S.; Kass, P. H.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2018, 41, 4, pp 522-535
Background: Iohexol myelography is used to investigate cervical vertebral pathology in horses but the cardiorespiratory changes during the procedure under total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) have not yet been reported. Objectives: To analyse heart rate (HR), arterial blood pressure (ABP) and...
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Education, 2021, 34, 10, pp e466-e472
This study was performed to evaluate the sedative and analgesic effects of different combinations of Acepromazine, Detomidine, Xylazine and Ketamine intravenously (IV) administered to 25 horses at stance during minor surgical procedures and clinical examinations. Blood samples were collected from...
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Rashid, H. B.; Khan, M. S.; Chaudhry, M.; Khan, M. A.; Ashraf, M.
Publisher
Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum, Lahore, Pakistan
Citation
JAPS, Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 2018, 28, 3, pp 960-964
The objectives were to describe the associations between splenic reservoir mobilization and pharmacological changes in blood pressure (BP), the normal daily variability of BP, and the variation in BP between measurements obtained at a veterinary hospital and at home. A group of horses from a...
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Lorello, O.; Heliczer, N.; Casoni, D.; Schüpbach, G.; Solis, C. N. de
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2018, 63, pp 41-45