American journal of veterinary research
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To evaluate selected hemodynamic, respiratory, and behavioral responses to propofol in horses premedicated with xylazine or detomidine. ⋯ Xylazine or detomidine-propofol combinations likely will not replace common anesthetic induction techniques for horses. However, recovery characteristics associated with propofol encourage further study in horses.
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To describe the ultrasonographic appearance of the lungs, pleura, and mediastinum of cattle. ⋯ Ultrasonography of the lungs, pleura, and mediastinum in healthy cows provides information that can be used as a reference when examining cattle with suspected disease of the thorax.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effect of oral administration of flunixin meglumine on the inflammatory response to endotoxin in heifers.
To compare the effect of oral and IV administrations of flunixin meglumine on the endotoxin-induced inflammatory response in heifers. ⋯ Owing to no major difference in the inflammatory response between oral and IV flunixin dosing, flunixin granules may be an alternative to parenteral use in bovine practice.
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To evaluate the effect of a porous bovine-derived collagen membrane (PBCM) on the rates of wound healing, cellular events, presence of granulation tissue, and appearance at termination of the study in surgically created full-thickness cutaneous wounds of the distal portion of the extremities of horses. ⋯ Application of a porous collagen bandage was not detrimental to full-thickness cutaneous wound healing in horses.
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Acetaminophen is widely used in human beings for analgesic purposes, but is one of the most frequent causes of poisoning in cats. Acetaminophen-poisoned cats develop methemoglobinemia and sometimes hepatic failure. ⋯ Male cats seemed more susceptible than female cats to acetaminophen toxicosis, because 3 males died of hepatic failure (2 cats given acetaminophen/methylene blue and 1 given acetaminophen/NAC/methylene blue). Although NAC alone seemed to elicit the best overall response, methylene blue, alone or in combination with NAC, may be useful in female cats.