Echocardiographic and hemodynamic effects of alfaxalone or dexmedetomidine based sedation protocols in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a pilot study.

Objective: To report the effects of alfaxalone and dexmedetomidine based sedation protocols on echocardiographic and hemodynamic variables in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during sedation and inhalational anesthesia.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized, experimental study.

Animals: A group of 10 client-owned cats with subclinical HCM.