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Intravenous anesthesia.

G J Benson1, J C Thurmon

  • 1Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana.

The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Equine Practice
|December 1, 1990
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Acepromazine and xylazine are common horse sedatives, with detomidine being a newer option. Contemporary anesthesia often uses drug combinations like xylazine-ketamine, replacing older methods.

Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Anesthesiology
  • Equine Pharmacology

Background:

  • Traditional preanesthetic agents for horses include anticholinergics, tranquilizers, and sedative-hypnotics.
  • Anticholinergics have limited utility in equine practice.
  • Acepromazine and xylazine are established tranquilizers and sedatives, respectively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the commonly used agents for preanesthetic sedation in horses.
  • To highlight newer sedative options and contemporary anesthetic drug combinations.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current veterinary literature and clinical practices regarding equine preanesthetic sedation.
  • Comparison of the efficacy and usage of various sedative and anesthetic agents.

Main Results:

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  • Acepromazine is a widely used tranquilizer, and xylazine is a popular sedative in horses.
  • Detomidine is a newer sedative available for equine use.
  • Modern anesthesia protocols increasingly utilize drug combinations such as xylazine-ketamine, xylazine-Telazol, detomidine-Telazol, and guaifenesin-ketamine-xylazine, largely superseding thiobarbiturates and chloral hydrate.

Conclusions:

  • Xylazine and acepromazine remain important agents for equine sedation.
  • Detomidine offers a newer sedative alternative.
  • Contemporary anesthetic drug combinations provide versatile options for horse anesthesia, often replacing older agents.