Post-anesthetic CPS and EQUUS-FAP scores in surgical and non-surgical equine patients: an observational study.

Background: Equine pain scoring may be affected by the residual effect of anesthetic drugs.

Objectives: To compare pain scores in the hours immediately following anesthetic recovery to baseline pre-anesthetic scores in equine patients undergoing surgical and non-surgical procedures.

Study Design: Clinical observational study.

Rocuronium-neuromuscular blockade does not influence the patient state index in anesthetized dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of rocuronium and sugammadex on the patient state index (PSI) in dogs anesthetized with propofol.

Animals: 6 intact healthy male Beagles.

Procedures: Anesthesia was induced with and maintained on a propofol infusion.

The effect of adding a heated humidified breathing circuit on body temperature in healthy anesthetized dogs.

Objective: To compare the effect of a circulating warm water blanket (WWB) in combination with a heated humidified breathing circuit (HHBC) heated to 45 °C on rectal temperature (RT) in dogs undergoing general anesthesia for elective ovariohysterectomies.

Animals: 29 healthy dogs.

Procedures: Dogs in the experimental group (n = 8) and dogs in the control group (21) were connected to an HHBC and a conventional rebreathing circuit, respectively.

A flexible endotracheal tube introducer improves first-attempt success of intubation in cats by novice anesthetists.

Objective: To test whether the use of a flexible endotracheal tube introducer (ETI) facilitates intubation of cats by veterinary students with little or no experience.

Animals: 125 healthy cats.

Procedures: Cats were sedated with dexmedetomidine and morphine IM, and anesthesia was induced with propofol.

The Effects of Frequency and Duration of Handling on the Development of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections in a Shelter Setting.

Reducing stress is important to maintaining the health of shelter cats and decreasing the risk of upper respiratory disease (URD). The aim of this study was to determine if the frequency and/or duration of daily routine handling of shelter cats affects the likelihood of URD development. At a closed admission shelter, each cat free of URD on intake was given a cage card for recording handling data.

Retrospective evaluation of outpatient canine parvovirus treatment in a shelter-based low-cost urban clinic.

Objective: To evaluate survival and associated risk factors when utilizing an outpatient treatment protocol for treatment of canine parvovirus (CPV) performed in a shelter-based low-cost urban clinic.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.