Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 92-97 , May 2010

Anesthesia in Shelter Medicine

  • Jeff C. Ko, DVM, MS, DACVA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Jeff C. Ko, DVM, MS, DACVA, Professor, Anesthesiology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, 625 Harrison St, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2026
  • ,
  • Aime G. Berman, VMD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Philadelphia, PA USA

References 

  1. Looney AL, Bohling MW, Bushby PA, et al. The Association of Shelter Veterinarians veterinary medical care guidelines for spay-neuter programs; Association of Shelter Veterinarians' Spay and Neuter Task Force. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2008;233:74–86
  2. Ko JCH, Thurmon JC, Benson GJ, et al. An alternative drug combination for use in declawing and castrating cats. Vet Med. 1993;88:1061–1065
  3. Cistola AM, Golder FJ, Centonze LA. Anesthetic and physiologic effects of tiletamine, zolazepam, ketamine, and xylazine combination (TKX) in feral cats undergoing surgical sterilization. J Feline Med Surg. 2004;6:297–303
  4. Williams LS, Levy JK, Robertson SA, et al. Use of the anesthetic combination of tiletamine, zolazepam, ketamine, and xylazine for neutering feral cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2002;220:1491–1495
  5. Ko JC, Payton M, Weil AB, et al. Comparison of anesthetic and cardiorespiratory effects of tiletamine-zolazepam-butorphanol and tiletamine-zolazepam-butorphanol-medetomidine in dogs. Vet Ther. 2007;8:113–126
  6. Ko JC, Abbo LA, Weil AB, et al. A comparison of anesthetic and cardiorespiratory effects of tiletamine-zolazepam-butorphanol and tiletamine-zolazepam-butorphanol-medetomidine in cats. Vet Ther. 2007;8:164–176
  7. Ko JC, Knesl O, Weil AB, et al. FAQs—Analgesia, sedation, and anesthesia: making the switch from medetomidine to dexmedetomidine. Compend Contin Educ Vets. 2009;31:1–24
  8. Hatch RC, Clark JD, Jernigan AD, et al. Searching for a safe, effective antagonist to Telazol overdose. Vet Med. 1988;82:112–116

PII: S1938-9736(10)00019-X

doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2010.03.001

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 92-97 , May 2010