1Veterinary Officer, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh;
2Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Mathura
3Professor, Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Mathura
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura-281 001 (UP)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: vickeyvet@gmail.com
Online published on 13 March, 2013.
Thirty six clinical cases of dogs of either sex of different breeds and 2–8 yr of age and weighing 10–25 kg were used to study the effects of midazolam and propofol anaesthesia in different combinations. Different induction and recovery parameters, quality of anaesthesia and effect on different clinicophysiological, haematobiochemical and haemodynamic parameters were studied. Based on the results, it is concluded that midazolam 0.5 mg/kg b.wt, i.v. serves as a good tranquilizer for short duration and can be used as an adjunct to local analgesia for minor surgical operations. Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg b.wt for tranquilization and a mixture of propofol and midazolam (1:2 v/v) for maintenance is better for balanced anaesthesia in dogs, which can easily be practised in various clinical/surgical procedures of various duration.
Anaesthesia, Dogs, Midazolam, Propofol
