CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE USE OF TILETAMINE AND ZOLAZEPAM (PREPARATION ZOLETIL) IN ANAESTHESIA IN CATS IN SURGERY
Ledecký, V., Hluchý, M., Lopes, H. A.*
University of Veterinary Medicine
Komenskeho 73
041 81 Kosice
The Slovak Republic
*Private Clinic, Lisbon
Portugal
Summary
The combination of tiletamine and zolazepam in the preparation Zoletil (VIRBAC, S.A., France) induces a sedative effect in cats at a dose of 10 mg.kg-1 b.w. and anaesthesia at a dose of 15 mg.kg-1 b.w. The onset of the effect characterized by the disappearance of the position reflex is on average 3.4 min from the administration of the preparation. The onset of anaesthesia at a dose of 15 mg.kg-1 b.w. is 9.2 min on average from the administration of the preparation or 5.8 min from the onset of sedation. The length of anaesthesia with analgesic effect and myorelaxation sufficient for surgical interventions was 50.4 min on average.
