Download 2018.Sedation of the Cardio Case

Veterinary Cardiorespiratory Centre
Martin Referral Services, Thera House, 43 Waverley Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1JL
Tel: 01926 863445
INFORMATION SHEET
SEDATION of the CARDIAC CASE
DOGS
 Our current sedation regimes for dogs for thoracic radiography.
 For effective sedation dogs must be left undisturbed in a quiet environment and given 5-10
minutes to sedate.
Note: For dogs, most respiratory cases are better anaesthetised to obtain good quality radiographs,
by holding the lungs inflated to normal tidal volume (this improves aeration and reduces
movement blur) and to perform bronchoscopy.
Caution:
1. Dogs in congestive failure, or are debilitated, use a ¼ to ½ these doses - and if not enough, more
can be given.
2. Boxer dogs - due to their vagal sensitivity, a low dose of ACP must be used (ie. one third of
standard dose) and given i/m only.
Sedative drug
Dose rate
Dose
ACP i/v
+
Butorphanol
0.01 mg/kg
0.05 ml per 10kg
0.05 mg/kg
0.05 per 10kg
Route
Combined i/v
up to 40kg, ie. use smaller
relative dose in large dogs
Drug concentrations: Acepromazine maleate (ACP 2mg/ml), butorphanol (Torbugesic 10mg/ml)
CATS
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Suggested sedation regimes for cats for thoracic radiography.
For effective sedation cats must be left undisturbed and given sufficient time.
Caution: Doses should be reduced in cats in congestive failure or are debilitated
Sedative drug
Dose rate
Dose
Route
ACP
+
butorphanol
0.05mg/kg
+
0.3mg/kg
0.1ml per 4kg
+
0.12ml per 4kg
Combined i/v
Drug concentrations: Acepromazine maleate (ACP 2mg/ml), Butorphanol (Torbugesic 10mg/ml)
Recommended reading
Martin & Corcoran (2006) Notes on: Cardiorespiratory disease of the dog and cat, 2 nd ed, Blackwell Science.
ISBN 0-632-03298-7
Stepien RL (1995) Sedation for cardiovascular procedures. In: Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XII, Bonagura
JD (ed). WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia.