Clinical usefulness of propofol as an anesthetic induction agent in dogs and cats
2003
Sano, T. (Tokyo Univ. (Japan)) | Nishimura, R. | Mochizuki, M. | Hara, Y. | Tagawa, M. | Sasaki, N.
ABSTRACT. Propofol was used as an induction agent of general anesthesia in 77 dogs and 64 cats, all client owned, for a variety of surgeries/treatments or diagnostic procedures. The mean intravenous doses of propofol required to achieve endotracheal intubation in dogs and cats were 6.5 =+- 1.4 mg/kg and 10.1 =+- 2.8 mg /kg, respectively. Most of the animals could be induced to anesthesia smoothly by the administration of propofol with a high incidence of apnea. Propofol is a clinically valuable anesthetic induction agent in both dogs and cats, however, care must be taken for apnea.
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