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  2. Veterinary anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    A one-year study in a teaching hospital shows that dogs and cats typically experience a 1 in 9 chance of anesthetic complications, with a 1 in 233 risk of death. [12] A larger-scale study states the risk of death in healthy dogs and cats as 1 in 1849 and 1 in 895 respectively. For sick dogs and cats, it was 1 in 75 and 1 in 71 respectively.

  3. Butorphanol - Wikipedia

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    It is used for operative and accident-related pain in small mammals such as dogs, cats, ferrets, coatis, raccoons, mongooses, various marsupials, some rodents and perhaps some larger birds. Although butorphanol is commonly used for pain relief in reptiles, no studies (as of 2014) have conclusively shown that it is an effective analgesic in ...

  4. Balanced anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, in this situation, using balanced anesthetic techniques in cats and dogs is less risky for operation than using the general anesthesia. According to a report from a teaching hospital, the rate of complications resulting in death in cats and dogs using the balanced anesthesia are relatively low, at 1/9 and 1/233 respectively. [16]

  5. Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists - Wikipedia

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    The Association was established in 1964, [1] and they meet regularly in Europe to discuss various issues related to their cause. It has its administrative base on Hawkshead Lane in North Mymms , Hertfordshire , at the (main) Hawkshead Campus of the Royal Veterinary College .

  6. Minimum alveolar concentration - Wikipedia

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    MAC is used to compare the strengths, or potency, of anaesthetic vapours. [1] The concept of MAC was first introduced in 1965. [2] MAC actually is a median value, not a minimum as term implies. The original paper proposed MAC as the minimal alveolar concentration, [3] which was shortly thereafter revised to minimum alveolar concentration. [4]

  7. List of veterinary drugs - Wikipedia

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    amitriptyline – tricyclic antidepressant used to treat separation anxiety, excessive grooming dogs and cats; amlodipine – calcium channel blocker used to decrease blood pressure; amoxicillin – antibacterial; apomorphine – emetic (used to induce vomiting) artificial tears – lubricant eye drops used as a tear supplement

  8. American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia

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    The American Society of Veterinary Anesthesiology (ASVA) was founded in 1970 during an AVMA conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2] The founding officers were Drs. Charles E. Short, William V. Lumb, Donald C. Sawyer, Lawrence R. Soma, and Daniel Roberts, with Dr. Short serving as the first president. [3]

  9. Acepromazine - Wikipedia

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    Individual dogs of any breed can have a profound reaction characterized by hypotension, especially if there is an underlying heart problem. In giant-breed dogs and sighthounds, the sedative effects of acepromazine may last for 12–24 hours, which is much longer than the usual 34 hours. [16] [20]