Injectable anaesthetics

Re: Injectable anaesthetics

kaz84 — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:26:40 GMT

ahhhhh good old alf ( alfaxan) thats all we use now for all inductions and you just need the smallest amount to induce and tube, its awesome :D . we have thio still on the shelf (for the older vet but only ever use it in 2.5%) they still have it over here in aus... and still dont know when it will go off the market.

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Honeybadger — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:08:29 GMT

Thanks for your answers. Its much easier to remeber stuff when i'm reading it on here!

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ginny — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:04:18 GMT

We use thiopentone 2.5%, propofol (not clear) and alfaxan. Think we sourced our thio from one of the vet schools but not sure which one. I personally prefer thio for long, big (healthy patient) orthopedics. It's not licensed but you can use it if you can give a clear, clinical reason for doing so.

Haven't seen saffan for years. Always thought it had a funny smell - like sage and onion stuffing!

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dinkyd — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:51:25 GMT

Saffan is no longer used it has now been replaced by alfaxalone.We dont use it though so cant comment on it.

We use propofol,triple combo and for review cases dom/torb sedation.

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Nick Shackleton — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:42:51 GMT

I too am like Maisy not seen Saffan used since my 1st practice back in '97, really didn't like it. Too many patients had histamine reactions causing tissue swelling which included the paws and often soft tissues around the larynx and trachea.

Used Thiopentone up until circa 2008, I actually liked the stuff. Gave good level of anaesthesia for routine procedures and didn't get the wake up when transfering patients like you do with propofol. Although should be avoided in greyhound type dogs and those who have hepatic issues, cardiopulmonary disease.

And then propofol and propoclear more recently. repeated use in felines can cause heinz body anemia. and good for TIA and propofol infusions to keep patients sedated during seizure treatment. and as mentioned before propofol is short acting and patients can wake quickly if inhalation anaesthesia is not given. So this is good for day case such as radiography or routine procedures and emergency procedures such as C-sections. and those patients that are critical.

To be honest haven't used Alfaxon much, but you could contact the manufacturers for more information

http://www.alfaxan.co.uk/

What I'm trying to say is that each drug has it's pros and cons

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Saskia Quinn — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:35:22 GMT

Thippentone was taken off the market a few years ago.

We use acp/vetergesic, domitor/torbugesic, propofol.

Used to see a lot of saffan use in cats way back in 1998, common side effects would have been swollen face and ears, was quite scary when it happened.

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Maisy — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:29:42 GMT

Haven't seen Saffan used since working in my first practice back in 1997/98, and Thio from about 2002! I think Thio was discontinued for veterinary use a little while back if I remember rightly?

Propofol used mainly and triple combo in bunnies and cats, though some compromised rabbits are given propofol i/v into marginal vein.