The Journal of small animal practice
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of intraurethral administration of atracurium besylate in male cats with urethral plugs.
To evaluate the effect of intraurethral administration of atracurium besylate for urinary obstruction resulting from urethral plugs in male cats. ⋯ The results of this study indicate that in adult male cats with urethral plugs, urethral administration of atracurium besylate increases the proportion of animals in which the obstruction is removed at the first attempt and reduces the time required to remove the urethral plugs.
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The motto of the 2011 Global Year Against Acute Pain was 'Anticipate, Assess, Alleviate'. Recent advances in acute pain management include novel applications of widely used drugs, new techniques, as well as further development in our knowledge of pain scoring in veterinary patients. The concept of preventive analgesia is introduced here and serves to strengthen the widely accepted practice of pre-emptive, multimodal analgesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intra-articular morphine, bupivacaine or no treatment for postoperative analgesia following unilateral elbow joint arthroscopy.
To compare intra-articular morphine or bupivacaine against no treatment following unilateral elbow joint arthroscopy using force plate analysis and pain scoring. ⋯ No benefit to intra-articular bupivacaine or morphine was detected using peak vertical force index from force plate analysis. Bupivacaine prevented increases in pain scores at both time points as did morphine at the 24-hour evaluation, compared to no treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of intratesticular lidocaine on isoflurane requirements in dogs undergoing routine castration.
To evaluate the isoflurane sparing effect of intratesticular lidocaine administration in dogs undergoing castration. ⋯ Intratesticular lidocaine reduces isoflurane requirements in dogs undergoing castration.
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Co-oximetry is a complex and valuable laboratory method that measures haemoglobin species and oxygenation status by multi-wavelength spectrophotometry. The purpose of this study was to establish reference intervals for clinically healthy dogs and to determine the effect of time of analyses and sex of animals on the accuracy of results. ⋯ Co-oximetry offers several advantages compared with other methods, including ease of use, increased accuracy and greater differentiation among haemoglobin species.