Anesthesia of Donkeys and Mules: How They Differ from Horses

摘要

Although it is tempting to assume that donkeys and mules can be handled, restrained, and anesthetized in the same manner as horses, this will usually result in unsatisfactory results. Underlying differences in physiology lead to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences that alter the responses to most therapeutic agents used. The equine practitioner must be knowledgeable about these equine species or call himself merely a horse practitioner.