Comparison of two multimodal intramuscular anaesthetic protocols in uncooperative feline patients: effects on sedation and echocardiographic measurements.

Mara BagardiChiara LocatelliPaola Giuseppina BrambillaSara GhilardiVanessa RabbogliattiMartina AmariSilvia CasiraghiGiuliano RavasioLuigi GalimbertiFederica Alessandra Brioschi

Published in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery (2023)

Both protocols allowed for effective sedation; however, cats in group D presented alterations in some echocardiographic measurements; the use of alfaxalone, combined with ketamine and methadone, is recommended to obtain a reliable echocardiographic evaluation in uncooperative cats.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
mitral valve
end stage renal disease
left atrial
newly diagnosed
pain management
mechanical ventilation
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
acute respiratory distress syndrome
patient reported
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation