title: [Anesthesia in cats using tiletamine/zolazepam in minimal doses].
abstract: The object of this study was to evaluate minimal dose anesthesia with Tiletamine/Zolazepam for castration, dental treatments and other minor surgical procedures in cats. The study included 264 cats treated either at the Department of Veterinary Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich or under private practice conditions, in a small animal clinic in Hamburg (Germany). The drug dose needed for anesthesia for a 10 minute surgical procedure was calculated in each case using a formula. Side effects that occurred with doses recommended by the manufacturer could not be eliminated by decreasing the drug dose, but could be reduced considerably in severity and duration. Tiletamine/Zolazepam was found to be a useful drug for short anesthesia in cats at an average dose of 4.2 mg/kg.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgischen Tierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sendler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lendl
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Henke
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Matis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mundt
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Erhardt
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D012018:Reflex / Q000187:drug effects; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects; D013992:Tiletamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D015041:Zolazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D013992:Tiletamine; D015041:Zolazepam
vernacular_title: Zur Anästhesie bei der Katze mit Tiletamin/Zolazepam in Minimaldosierung.