Antinociceptive Effect of a Sacro-Coccygeal Epidural of Morphine and Lidocaine in Cats Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy.

Background: A commonly described analgesic protocol for ovariohysterectomy (OHE) combines systemic opioids, sedatives, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. However, systemic analgesia does not fully prevent perioperative visceral and somatic pain triggered by the surgical stimulus.

Objectives: To compare the analgesic effects and quality of recovery of systemic analgesia with those of a sacrococcygeal epidural injection of lidocaine and morphine in cats undergoing elective OHE.

Description of a new approach for great auricular and auriculotemporal nerve blocks: A cadaveric study in foxes and dogs.

Otitis externa is a painful condition that may require surgical intervention in dogs. A balanced analgesia protocol should combine systemic analgesic agents and local anaesthesia techniques. The aim of the study was to find anatomical landmarks for the great auricular and the auriculotemporal nerves that transmit nociceptive information from the ear pinna and to develop the optimal technique for a nerve block.

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.

Comparison of quality of recovery from anaesthesia in cats induced with propofol or alfaxalone.

Objective: To assess the quality and length of recovery from anaesthesia induced with either propofol or alfaxalone and maintained with isoflurane, in cats undergoing short procedures in private veterinary practice.

Study Design: Prospective, blinded, randomized study.

Animals: Ninety-three healthy mixed breed cats.