Drugs

Premed

Dogs - acepromazine 0.02mg/kg sc at least 30 mins before induction. Sheep do not get a premed.

Induction - dogs

thiopentone up to 10mg/kg iv (drug calculator)

Draw up 10mg/kg of 2.5% (25mg/mL) thiopentone: give half slowly (into the cephalic vein), assess the dog, then give half the remaining drug to effect.

Induction - sheep

ketamine 10mg/kg plus diazepam 0.5mg/kg mixed in the same syringe. Using ketamine 100mg/mL and diazepam 5mg/mL, the volumes of each should be the same.

Inject half of the mixture slowly into the jugular vein, assess the sheep and give more slowly to effect.

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