Morphine plasmatic concentration in a pregnant mare and its foal after long term epidural administration.
Alessandro MirraJasmin BirrasSabina Diez BernalClaudia SpadavecchiaPublished in: BMC veterinary research (2020)
Prolonged epidural administration of morphine in a pregnant mare allowed good pain control in absence of clinically relevant side effects, in both the mare and her foal. Sudden increase in morphine plasmatic concentration can occur and side effects appear; careful treatment to the lowest effective dose and continuous monitoring of the clinical condition of the treated horse should be performed.