The Evaluation of Arterial Blood Pressure in Anesthetized Dogs with Xylazine and Ketamine

Objective: It was aimed to investigate the effects of ketamine combination administered with xylazine used for general anesthesia in dogs on arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature.Materials Methods: In study, a total 20 dogs, 14 females 6 males, from various breeds ages 1 5, which undergone elective ovariohysterectomy or castration according weights. mg/kg (xylazine hydrochloride, 23.3mg/ml, Xylazinbio 2% Bioveta®, Czechia) 10 (ketamine 100 mg/ml, Ketasol 10% Richter® Pharma Ag, Austria) within single injection 21G needle were applied intramuscularly. The food water access ceased 12 hours before drug administration. Systolic diastolic pressures, pulse measurements, temperatures measured 3 times 5 during (at 15th, 30th, 45th, 60th 120th minutes anesthesia) by using AM6100 veterinary bedside monitör. Muff placed cover 1/3 proximal leg artery be recognizable microprocessor. Pulse rates electrodes connected device. Body temperature rectal thermometer part Measurements taken considered as control measurements.Results: systolic recordings at 0, 30th mins have been found statistically significant relation 60th, (p<0.05). there no differences recorded. change between preintervention post-application has (p<0.001). shown meaningful comparison starting point after readings (p<0.001).Conclusion: Eventually, decreases heartbeat, observed that anesthetized xylazine-ketamine.