A safe and fast-acting surgical anesthetic for use in the guinea pig.
Ketamine [dl-2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone] hydrochloride was used in conjunction with Acepromazine [10-3-(dimethylamino)-propyl]phenothiazin-2-yl-methyl ketone] Maleate to produce surgical depth anesthesia in guinea pigs. In tests with 97 animals, an intramuscular injection of 44 mg/kg ketamine hydrochloride plus 2 mg Acepromazine Maleate was found to be effective in producing a surgical level of anesthesia within 2 min after administration. The anesthetic state lasted for an average of 1.5 h and could be safely extended by supplemental administrations of the drugs. This anesthetic combination was found to be fast acting, safe, and easily controlled.
D000075:Acepromazine; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000818:Animals; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007649:Ketamine
D000075:Acepromazine; D007649:Ketamine