A retrospective clinical evaluation of xylazine-ketamine total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) in dromedary camels.

摘要

Total intravenous anaesthesia using a combination of xylazine and ketamine was evaluated in 55 dromedary camels which underwent diverse major clinical surgeries. Preanaesthetic medication with xylazine was followed by induction and maintenance of anaesthesia by xylazine (0.16-0.2 mg/kg) and ketamine (0.8 mg/kg), intravenously. Results revealed that the mean anaesthetic time was 69.6 min, and a mean time interval between the injections was 20.96+or-5.7 min. The heart and respiratory rates remained within the physiological limits during the anaesthesia. It is concluded that the drug combination produced safe and satisfactory anaesthesia in dromedary camels which underwent major clinical surgeries.