Practical relevance: Increases in cat ownership worldwide mean more cats are requiring
veterinary care. Illness, trauma and surgery can result in acute pain, and effective …

Inhalation anesthetics are used widely for the anesthetic management of animals. They are
unique among the anesthetic drugs because they are administered, and in large part …

Objective To discern the effects of anaesthesia protocols and decreasing core body
temperature on time to recovery from general anaesthesia. Materials and methods Healthy …

Just as pain is the most common complaint prompting a visit to a physician, it is invariably
present in the emergency or critical care veterinary patient. Pain is an experience, and acute …

The effects of methadone and morphine were compared in conscious dogs. Six animals
received morphine sulfate (1 mg/kg) or methadone hydrochloride (0.5 mg/kg [MET0. 5] or 1.0 …

Pharmacokinetics of morphine, buprenorphine and pethidine were determined in 10 cats.
Six cats received morphine (0.2 mg/kg) intravenously and four intramuscularly. Five received …

Objective To compare the NK-1 receptor antagonist maropitant to morphine during and after
surgery in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy (OHE). Methods 30 healthy female dogs …

Objective To evaluate the cardiorespiratory, sedative and antinociceptive effects of
dexmedetomidine alone or in combination with methadone, morphine or tramadol in dogs …

Objective—To quantitate dose-and time-related anesthetic-sparing effects of xylazine
hydrochloride (XYL) during isoflurane-induced anesthesia in horses and to characterize …

Objective—To quantitate dose-and time-related magnitudes of interactive effects of
morphine (MOR) and isoflurane (ISO) in horses and to characterize pharmacokinetics of …