Clinical observations on medetomidine/ ketamine anaesthesia and its antagonism by atipamezole in the cat |
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| Authors: | L E Young R S Jones |
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| Institution: | University Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool, PO Box 147 |
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| Abstract: | A combination of medetomidine and ketamine was administered intramuscularly to produce anaesthesia in 34 cats undergoing elective surgery or diagnostic procedures. Vomiting before the onset of sedation was observed in six cats. Surgical anaesthesia was rapid in onset and of consistently high quality. In order to hasten return to full awareness at the termination of surgery, atipamezole was administered, intramuscularly, in 33 cats. Recovery was smooth in all cases, with return to full consciousness occurring within a short time of the injection of atipamezole. |
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