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Anesthetic premedication: overview
Contributor(s): John Dodam, Jo Murrell, Sheilah Robertson, Claire Waters
- Eases restraint pre-operatively.
- Calms the patient.
- Provides analgesia.
- Muscle relaxation.
- Reduces dose of anesthetic agents used for induction or maintenance.
- Counteracts side-effects of anesthetic agents.
- Smooths anesthesia and recovery.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from VetMed Resource and PubMed.
- Slingsby L S, Taylor P M, Monroe T (2009) Thermal antinociception after dexmedetomidine administration in cats: a comparison between intramuscular and oral transmucosal administration. J Feline Med Surg 10, 829-834 PubMed.
- Granholm M, McKusick B C, Westerholm F C, Aspegren J C (2006) Evaluation of the clinical efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine or medetomidine in cats and their reversal with atipamezole. Vet Anaesth Analg 33, 214-223 PubMed.
- Balmer T V & Irvine D et al(1998) Comparison of carprofen and pethidine as postoperative analgesics in the cat. JSAP 39, 158-164.
- Matthews K A (1996) NSAIDs analgesics to manage acute pain in dogs and cats. Comp Cont Ed Prac Vet 18, 1117-1123.
- Hashim & Waterman (1993) Effects of ACP, pethidine and atropine premedication on lower esophageal sphincter pressure in anesthetized cats. Vet Rec 133, 158-160.
Other sources of information
- Blundell C (1998) Sedation in cats. Feline Update Spring.
- Hall L W & Clarke K W (1991)Veterinary Anesthesia .9th edn. London: Bailliere Tindall.