title: Clinical usefulness of propofol as an anesthetic induction agent in dogs and cats.
abstract: Propofol was used as an induction agent of general anesthesia in 77 dogs and 64 cats, all client owned, for a variety of surgeries/treatments or diagnostic procedures. The mean intravenous doses of propofol required to achieve endotracheal intubation in dogs and cats were 6.5 +/- 1.4 mg/kg and 10.1 +/- 2.8 mg /kg, respectively. Most of the animals could be induced to anesthesia smoothly by the administration of propofol with a high incidence of apnea. Propofol is a clinically valuable anesthetic induction agent in both dogs and cats, however, care must be taken for apnea.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tagawa
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000662:veterinary*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000662:veterinary; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication / Q000662:veterinary*; D015742:Propofol / Q000009:adverse effects; D013045:Species Specificity; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D015742:Propofol