Sedative effects of an intramuscular or intranasal combination of sufentanil and midazolam in New Zealand White rabbits.

Objective: To evaluate the sedative effects of a combination of sufentanil and midazolam administered intramuscularly (IM) or intranasally (IN) prior to induction of anesthesia with propofol in New Zealand White rabbits.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized, crossover, experimental study.

Animals: A total of 11 adult New Zealand White rabbits.

Acrochordonous plaque in a Doberman Pinscher dog.

An 8-yr old, neutered female Doberman Pinscher was presented for dermatological evaluation due to numerous pruritic, non-pigmented nodules that created a plaque in the lumbo-sacral region. This report is the first published photographic record of an acrochordonous plaque in a dolichocephalic dog and is the first reported case in Brazil.