Small Animal Surgical Emergencies. Группа авторов
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a Physical assessment parameters include hydration evaluation, mucous membranes, capillary refill time, respiratory rate and effort, cardiac and thoracic auscultation, pulse quality, and temperature.
b Dehydrated patients should also be weighed every 8–12 hours.
c Frequency of diagnostics will depend on patient stability and amount of stress caused to the patient with handling, evaluation, and blood sampling.
ABG, arterial blood gases; BG, blood glucose; PCV, packed cell volume; SpO2, peripheral capillary oxygen saturation; TS, total solids; VBG, venous blood gases.
Table 1.3 Analgesics, sedatives, and anxiolytics used in small animal medicine.
Source: Adapted from Quant and Lee JA [105] and Perkowski [106].
Generic drug | Brand (manufacturer) | Dose | Comment |
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Opioids: | |||
Buprenorphine | Buprenex® (Reckitt & Colman) | 5–20 μg/kg IM, IV q 6–8 hours Cats: 10–20 μg/kg PO q 6–8 hours | μ‐partial agonist Excellent oral absorption (cats) Difficult to reverse |
Butorphanol | Torbutrol®, Torbugesic‐SA® (Zoetis) | 0.1–0.4 mg/kg IM, IV q 1‐4hours Partial μ reversal: 0.05–0.1 mg/kg IV CRI loading dose: 0.1 mg/kg IV CRI: 0.1–0.4 mg/kg/hours IV | κ‐agonists μ‐antagonist Variable analgesia Sedative and anti‐tussive |
Fentanyl | Abstral® (Abbott Laboratories) | Dog loading dose: 1–2 μg/kg Dog CRI: 2–5 μg/kg/hours Cat loading dose: 1 μg/kg/hours Cat CRI: 1–4 μg/kg/hours | Can cause SIADH with prolonged use |
Fentanyl transdermal patch | Duragesic® (Janssen Pharmaceuticals) | Cat or dog < 5 kg: 25 μg patch Dog 5–10 kg: 25 μg patch Dog 10–20 kg: 50 μg patch Dog 20–30 kg: 75 μg patch Dog >30 kg: 100 μg patch | Topical heat can increase absorption Caution for abuse potential/ingestion by children |
Hydromorphone HCl | Dog: 0.05–0.2 mg/kg IM, SQ, 0.05–0.1 mg/kg IV every q 4–6 hours Cat: 0.05–0.1 mg/kg IM, S, 0.03–0.05 mg/kg IV every q 3–4 hours | IV administration can cause vomiting | |
Methadone HCl | Dog: 0.1–0.4 mg/kg IV every q 4–6 hours Dog: 0.2–2 mg/kg SQ, IM every q 4–6 hours Cat: 0.05–0.2 mg/kg IV every q 4–6 hours Cat: 0.1–1 mg/kg SQ, IM every q 4–6 hours | Tends to cause less sedation and vomiting than morphine | |
Morphine (preservative free) | Dog: 0.25–1 mg/kg IM, SQ every q 4–6 hours Cat: 0.05–0.5 mg/kg IM, SQ every q 4–6 hours Loading dose: 0.15–0.5 mg/kg IV CRI: 0.1–1 mg/kg/hour | IV administration must be done slowly to avoid histamine release, IV administration can cause vomiting | |
Morphine sulfate (with preservative) | Dog: 0.5–2 mg/kg IM, SQ every q 4 hours Cat: 0.05–0.4 mg/kg IM, SQ every q 3–6 hours | ||
Naloxone | Narcan® (DuPont Pharma) | Opioid reversal: 0.002–0.2 mg/kg IM, IV, SQ | May need to be repeated after 20–30 minutes as required |
Oxymorphone | Numorphan® (Endo Labs) | Dog: 0.02–0.2 mg/kg IV every q 1–4 hours Dog: 0.05–0.2 mg/kg IM, SQ every q 2–6 hours Cat: 0.01–0.05 mg/kg IV every q 2–4 hours | |
Lidocaine: | |||
Lidocaine 1% preservative free | Dog loading dose: 1–2 mg/kg IV Dog CRI: 20–80 μg/kg/minute | Controversial for IV use in cats | |
NMDA antagonists: | |||
Ketamine |
KetaFlo® |