Anesthesia

Zolazepam/Tiletamine In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Zolazepam, similar to diazepam, increases the effectiveness of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter...

Sevoflurane In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview The mechanism of action of volatile anaesthetic agents is not fully understood. Uses of Sevoflurane ...

Propofol In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview The mechanism of action is not fully understood but it is thought to involve...

Nitrous oxide In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Causes CNS depression. Uses of Nitrous oxide When used in conjunction with oxygen, nitrous...

Medetomidine In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Agonists at peripheral and central alpha-2 adrenoreceptors produce dose-dependent sedation, muscle relaxation and analgesia. Uses...

Ketamine In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview It antagonises glutamate at N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the CNS. It interacts complexly with...

Isoflurane: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Volatile anaesthetic agents. Uses of Isoflurane Induction and maintenance of anaesthesia Dose of Isoflurane in Dogs and Cats Dogs: The expired...

Halothane in Dogs and Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview The mechanism of action of volatile anaesthetic agents is not fully clarified. Uses of Halothane ...

Dexmedetomidine: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Agonist at peripheral and central alpha-2 adrenoreceptors, causing sedation, muscular relaxation, and analgesia. Uses of Dexmedetomidine To provide sedation and...

Butorphanol: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview It provides analgesia resulting from an affinity for the kappa opioid receptor. It has mu receptor antagonist properties. ...