Romifidine–Ketamine Anaesthesia in Atropine and Triflupromazine Pre‐medicated Buffalo Calves

Abstract

The study was conducted on 10 buffalo calves with a weight of 98.5 +/- 3.9 kg and age 9.7 +/- 1.3 months. Ten trials of two treatments were carried out using a randomized block design. Atropine at the dose of 0.02 mg/kg bodyweight was administered in both the groups. The animals of group I received romifidine at the dose of 10 microg/kg i.v., 10 min after atropine administration, whereas, animals of group II received triflupromazine at the dose of 0.3 mg/kg i.m. and 10 min later romifidine at the dose of 10 microg/kg i.v. immediately followed by ketamine at the dose of 5 mg/kg i.v. The onset of action of romifidine in group I occurred within 2 min and the animals remained under mild sedation for 31 +/- 4.8 min. In group II, the triflupromazine-romifidine-ketamine combination induced anaesthesia for 14 +/- 2.3 min. Hypothermia, significant bradycardia and respiratory depression was noticed in both groups at different time intervals.

Comparative Efficacy of Xylazine, Detomidine and Romifidine as Epidural Anesthetics in Egyptian Goat (Capra Hircus)

“…The DLC% showed a rise in neutrophil count in all the groups and a decrease in lymphocyte count with DET and ROM, while increased with XYL. Similar findings were reported for xylazine [11,28], detomidine [29] and romifidine [30]. The changes in DLC% observed in the present study might be due to stress caused by the drugs and subsequent stimulation of adrenal glands and the effect of glucocorticoid.…”

Application of α2‐adrenergic agonists combined with anesthetics and their implication in pulmonary intravascular macrophages‐insulted pulmonary edema and hypoxemia in ruminants

“…Anesthesia using a combination of ROM (10 μg/kg) and KET (5 mg/kg) following triflupromazine (0.3 mg/kg, IM) premedication lasted for 14 ± 2.3 min in buffalo calves. There was a significant decrease in HR and RR during anesthesia (Sharma et al, 2004).…”

Comparative Study of the Sedative and Anti-nociceptive Effects of Sacrococcygeal Epidural Administration of Romifidine, Lidocaine, and Romifidine/Lidocaine in the Dromedary Camel

“…A significant decrease in HR and RR was observed post-administration of both RO and ROLD treatments. The systemic uptake of these drugs, which causes a centrally mediated depression of the respiratory center, could explain the observed decrease in RR ( 41 ). Similar findings have been reported in camels post epidural administration of xylazine ( 15 ), and in horses and goats post epidural administration of RO ( 19 , 38 ).…”