MVSc Scholar, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Head, PhD Scholar Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334 001 (Rajasthan)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: rajsankhala94@gmail.com
Online published on 1 March, 2021.
The clinical efficacy of etomidate and propofol for induction of anaesthesia was compared in 20 dogs, which underwent various surgeries. All the dogs were premedicated with glycopyrrolate (0.01 mg/kg b.wt, i.m.) and midazolam (0.25 mg/kg b.wt, i.v.) and randomly allocated to 2 groups (n=10 each). In group I etomidate and in group II propofol was administered intravenously (to effect) to induce anaesthesia. Good to excellent induction of anaesthesia was achieved in group I with etomidate (1.46 mg/kg b.wt) and group II with propofol (4.68 mg/kg b.wt). Recovery was faster (5.60±0.56 min) in group I as compared to group II (7.9±0.55 min). The quality of recovery was better in group I (score 3.80±0.13) than group II (score 3.6±0.22). Overall observations showed that etomidate could be a satisfactory alternative to propofol in situations where short duration anaesthesia with minimal cardio-pulmonary depression is desired.
Anaesthesia, Dogs, Etomidate, Propofol
