Transversus abdominis plane block in rats: Preliminary cadaveric studies.

The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is an ultrasound guided regional anaesthetic technique used to provide analgesia to the abdominal wall. Research in humans and cats has demonstrated that TAP blocks reduce pain and post-operative opioid requirements after abdominal surgery. To date TAP blocks have not been described in rats.

Drawing the line in clinical treatment of companion animals: recommendations from an ethics working party.

Modern veterinary medicine offers numerous options for treatment and clinicians must decide on the best one to use. Interventions causing short-term harm but ultimately benefitting the animal are often justified as being in the animal's best interest. Highly invasive clinical veterinary procedures with high morbidity and low success rates may not be in the animal's best interest.

The bispectral index during recovery from halothane and sevoflurane anaesthesia in horses.

Objective: To record the bispectral index (BIS) when horses moved during either halothane or sevoflurane anaesthesia and when they made volitional movements during recovery from these anaesthetics.

Study Design: Randomized prospective clinical study.

Animals: Twenty-five client-owned horses undergoing surgery aged 8.