title: Clinical perspectives of intravenous ketamine anaesthesia in peafowl (Pavo cristatus).
abstract: A total of 29 peafowl (Pavo cristatus), rectified surgically for infraorbital abscesses (n = 22), lacerated wounds (n = 4), and fractures of tibia (n = 2) and radius (n = 1), were anaesthetized by the intravenous administration of ketamine hydrochloride (Inj. Calypsol, Gedeon Richter, Hungary) in a dose of 15 20 mg/kg body weight. Divided doses (10 mg + 5 mg + 5 mg) were used with an interval of 1-2 min. No premedication was undertaken in any of the birds. Anaesthesia lasted for about 15 min and the birds gained their feet completely after 30 min to 3 hours. The respiration rate was markedly depressed (8-10/min) and the respiratory pattern was deep abdominal. Only a slight increase was observed in the heart rate. Analgesia was incomplete and muscle relaxation was not satisfactory. Mild salivation was also noticed in some of the birds (n = 3). Recovery, although not smooth, was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Athar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shakoor
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muhammad
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sarwar
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012472:Salivation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D007649:Ketamine