Post-operative analgesic effects of butorphanol or firocoxib administered to dogs undergoing elective ovariohysterectomy

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-259

  Camargo, Janaina B ^a   Steagall, Paulo V M ^a   Minto, Bruno W ^a   de Sá Lorena, Sílvia Elaine Rodolfo ^a   Mori, Eduardo S ^a   Luna, Stelio P L ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Butorphanol; Dog; Firocoxib; Ovariohysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79954510543     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2011.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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