Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
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To evaluate replicate effects and test-retest reliability of mechanical and thermal quantitative sensory testing (QST) in normal dogs and dogs with osteoarthritis (OA)-associated pain. ⋯ If QST is to be used clinically to evaluate a sensitized state, the variability over time needs to be accounted for in the study design.
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To assess the reliability of using video recordings to evaluate anesthesia recovery in dogs. ⋯ The use of a video to evaluate recovery in dogs should be used with caution. Individual raters' agreement for specific scores was poor, but evaluating recovery overall had perfect agreement.
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To describe ultrasound-visualized anatomy and the spread characteristics of a dye injected in the thoracic paravertebral (TPV) space under ultrasound guidance. ⋯ Ultrasound-guided TPV block is a potentially reliable technique. The LV appeared sufficient to dye a single spinal nerve and multiple sympathetic trunk vertebral levels. Multiple TPV injections may be needed to provide adequate thoracic analgesia in dogs undergoing thoracic surgery.