A comparison of anesthetic and cardiorespiratory effects of tiletamine-zolazepam-butorphanol and tiletamine-zolazepam-butorphanol-medetomidine in cats

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 164-176

  Ko, Jeff C H ^a   Abbo, Lisa A ^a   Weil, Ann B ^a   Johnson, Brenda M ^a   Payton, Mark ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 301 MSCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; BUTORPHANOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MEDETOMIDINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; TILETAMINE; XYLAZINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; CAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUTORPHANOL; CATS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GLYCOPYRROLATE; HEART RATE; IMIDAZOLES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; NARCOTICS; RESPIRATION; TILETAMINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XYLAZINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 38449110814     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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