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Modification of the cardiotoxic effects of ouabain by acepromazine, tetrodotoxin and magnesium sulphate.

Acepromazine (500 microgram), tetrodotoxin (0.5 microgram) and magnesium sulfate (7.5 mg twice) given intracerebroventricularly increased the doses of ouabain given by continuous intravenous infusion, required to induce arrhythmias and death. Acepromazine (150 microgram kg-1) was also effective when administered intravenously. Acepromazine (1.5 mg kg-1) and tetrodotoxin (4-6 microgram kg-1) given intravenously did not protect against, and even increased, the toxicity of ouabain. Both substances decreased blood pressure and increased heart rate. Tetrodotoxin, but neither acepromazine nor magnesium sulphate given intracerebroventricularly, induced a decrease in the heart rate before ouabain infusion. Acepromazine (500 microgram) and tetrodotoxin (0.5 microgram), but not magnesium sulphate, given intracerebroventricularly, decreased the blood pressure before ouabain infusion. The results are discussed in relation to the effects of those substances and ouabain on the circulation, and to the fact that the cardiac arrhythmias induced by high doses of ouabain and the protection obtained with tetrodotoxin and magnesium sulphate are, at least in part, mediated by the central nervous system.

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Changes in the acid base status of sheep anaesthetised with a combination of atropine sulphate acepromazine and ketamine hydrochloride.

pH, PaCO2, PaO2, standard bicarbonate, base excess and reduced pH were measured in sheep before and at regular intervals after administration of ketamine with and without atropine and acepromazine premedication. A decrease in pH and PaO2 and a rise in PaCO2 was observed 15 minutes after administration of ketamine. Administration of atropine with and without acepromazine had no significant effect on pH, PaCO2 and PaO2. The values for standard bicarbonate, base excess and reduced pH were not significantly affected. This indicates that minor changes observed in pH, PaCO2 after ketamine administration are compensated for by the healthy animal's blood buffer system.

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Acepromazine-ketamine anesthesia in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).

Six adult male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) were anesthetized using a combination of acepromazine maleate and ketamine hydrochloride administered by intramuscular injection. This combination produced a smooth induction to anesthesia requiring less than 5 minutes. The average duration of anesthesia was slightly less than 1 hour and was safely prolonged with additional doses of ketamine. The depth of anesthesia was sufficient for minor surgical procedures and for precise radiological studies. No deleterious side effects were noted, and animals recovered completely in a short time.

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Influence of the neuroleptanalgesic combination of etorphine and acepromazine on the horse: blood gases and acid-base balance.

Respiratory function and acid-base variables were studied in Welsh Mountain ponies before and at predetermined times after the intravenous injection of Immobilon and Revivon.A marked depression of respiratory rate was accompanied by large reductions in arterial blood oxygen tension and saturation and the development of a mild respiratory acidosis following the injection of Immobilon. It was concluded that at least three factors contributed to the hypoxic hypoxia produced by Immobilon; the posture of lateral recumbency, the decrease in respiratory rate and the laboured character of the respiration. Arterial oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions returned towards control levels soon after administering Revivon. Mixed venous oxygen tensions were little affected by either Immobilon or Revivon, and mixed venous carbon dioxide tensions were increased to smaller degrees that those of arterial blood. Haemoglobin was increased initially by Immobilon, had returned to the control level by 30 min and fell below the control following the administration of Revivon.

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An evaluation of chemical restraining agents in the horse.

An evaluation of acepromazine (0.5 mg/kg intramuscularly), azaperone (0.7 and 0.9 mg/kg intramuscularly) and xylazine (2.0 mg/kg intramuscularly) as chemical restraining agents was carried out in seven horses. (Xylazine and azaperone were used at the recommended dose rates; acepromazine at five times the recommended dose rates). Of the three drugs administered only azaperone produced sufficient sedation in all the horses to allow a percutaneous needle muscle biopsy to be taken from six muscles. With acepromazine and xylazine this procedure could be successfully carried out in five and four horses respectively. Both acepromazine and azaperone produced a mild transient tachycardia and a fall in packed cell volume but all three drugs reduced the "stress" of muscle biopsy as measured by increases in heart rate. Azaperone produced an increase in plasma 11-OHCS levels when administered to control animals. The measurement of changes in plasma 11-OHCS levels was not found to be a satisfactory means of assessing any reduction of "stress" with some sedative agents.

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Selected oxygen transport parameters in captive elk.

Five captive elk (cervus canadensis) were immobilized with a mixture of etorphine HC1-acepromazine maleate, and measurements were taken of selected oxygen transport paraments. Heart mass/body mass, hematocrit, hemoglobin, blood volume, mean corpuscular volume and airway resistance were measured and the values compared to other ungulates. It was concluded that the O2 transport system of elk is not as well developed as that in pronghorn but is superior to that found in the goat or ox.

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An analysis of the mechanisms of egg transport in the ampulla of the rabbit oviduct.

Ampullary transport of supravitally stained cumulus egg masses was studied in intact oviducts of anesthetized rabbits whose abdomens had been opened for observation. Following observations of normal transport, muscular activity of the ampulla was inhibited pharmacologically with Acepromazine, a preanesthetic tranquilizer. With muscle contractions blocked, egg transport continued but in a dramatically altered fashion; in the final two thirds of the ampulla the motion changed from rapid to-and-fro movements to a slow uniform prouterine movement which was attributed to ciliary activity. However, the net velocity of transport did not change when the smooth muscle was inhibited indicating that muscle contractions are at least unnecessary and perhaps ineffective for ampullary egg transport in the rabbit.

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The immobilization of wapiti with etorphine hydrochloride.

Data and observations on the use of Etorphine hydrochloride (M99) (in combination with Acepromazine) and its antagonist M50-50 for immobilization of captive elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) are presented. The study period covers 3 years during which 8 adult elk were immobilized 52 times with M99. The average dose of M99 administered for each immobilization was 2.2 mg per 100 kg body weight. Reversal with M50-50 was effected by an average dose of 4.4 mg per 100 body weight. Induction averaged 5.9 minutes while reversal took an average of 4.6 minutes.

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Drug eruption in a dog.

Scaly, slightly erythematous dermatitis developed in a young adult Vizsla dog after parenteral administration of acepromazine. The dog recovered after treatment with water baths, but the dermatitis recurred 4 months later, again after parenteral administration of the tranquilizer.

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Metabolic and physiological effects of adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists in the horse.

In the horse the effect of the adrenergenic agonists adrenaline, phenylephrine and salbutamol on haematocrit, plasma free fatty acid, glycerol and lactate levels were investigated. Effects on heart rate, sweating and muscle tremor were also studied. The effects of administration of the adrenoceptor antagonists propranolol, metoprolol, H35/25 and acepromazine on adrenaline-induced changes were examined. The results obtained with these agonists and antagonists suggest that the lipolysis and hyperglycaemia are mediated via beta-adrenoceptors. It appears that both beta1 and beta2 subtypes are involved. Muscle glycogenolysis, muscle tremor and sweating were mediated via beta2-adrenoceptors. Although salbutamol caused an elevation in haematocrit the other results support the alpha-mediation of adrenaline induced increases in haematocrit.

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Tonography in the normal and glaucomatous beagle.

A standard procedure for tonography was developed in the dog. Acepromazine, ketamine, xylazine, droperidol-fentamyl, and combinations of these drugs were evaluated for effects on blood pressure, intraocular pressure, and restraint of the dog for 4 minutes of Schiotz tonography of each eye. In dogs given a cepromazine (0.5 mg/kg intravenously) and then ketamine (10.0 mg/kg intramuscularly), the mean coefficient of aqueous humor out-flow in 24 normal Beagles was 0.24 mul/mm of Hg/minute (SD +/- 0.07). Mean coefficient of aqueous humor outflow in 35 glaucomatous Beagles, between 4 months to more than 37 months old, was 0.09 mul/mm of Hg/minute (SD +/- 0.04). Coefficient of aqueous humor out-flow was less in the older glaucomatous Beagle.

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