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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1992; 05(03): 128-130
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633082
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633082
Review Article
Injectable Anaesthetic Agents for Cats[*]
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Publication Date:
06 February 2018 (online)
Xylazine/ketamine was shown to be the most cardio-depressive anaesthetic. The fall in cardiac output, in spite of increased vascular resistance, could not maintain BP within an acceptable range. Acepromazine/ketamine and premix/thiopental are comparable and less depressive than xylazine/ketamine.
* This article was originally published in the Canadian Veterinary Journal 1991; 32: 314-6. It is reprinted here with the permission of the authors and publisher.
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