Effects of different doses of dexmedetomidine on anaesthetic induction with alfaxalone--a clinical trial.

Objective: To document the effects of two doses of dexmedetomidine on the induction characteristics and dose requirements of alfaxalone.

Study Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial.

Animals: Sixty one client owned dogs, status ASA I-II.

Clinical efficacy and cardiorespiratory effects of alfaxalone, or diazepam/fentanyl for induction of anaesthesia in dogs that are a poor anaesthetic risk.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and cardiorespiratory effects of alfaxalone as an anaesthetic induction agent in dogs with moderate to severe systemic disease.

Study Design: Randomized prospective clinical study.

Animals: Forty dogs of physical status ASA III-V referred for various surgical procedures.

A comparison of the duration and quality of recovery from isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane anaesthesia in dogs undergoing magnetic resonance imaging.

Objective: To compare the recovery after anaesthesia with isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane in dogs undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized clinical trial.

Animals: Thirty-eight dogs weighing 23.