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Overdosage of Ketamine Anaesthetic Agent in Cats with Special Reference to Clinical Assessment

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Surgery

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate clinically the anasthetic overdosage of ketamine in cats.  10 local adult cats from both sexes were used to conduct this study.  High dose of ketamine (150 mg/kg) was administered intramuscularly in all cats. Measurement of heart rate and respiratory rate as well as checking of certain reflexes were performed at regular intervals for 6 hours. Sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxation were evaluated depending on certain scores.  Critical levels or clinical signs of cyanosis were not observed following administration of this high dose of ketamine which was confirmed by the measured values. Deaths of the anesthetized cats were not reported due to ketamine overdosage. High extension of the recovery period was only the main noticed result of the increased dose level of ketamine without any improvement in the anesthetic effect of this drug. Excellent sedation, profound analgesia and moderated muscle relaxation were reported in almost all anesthetized cats. In conclusion, clinical signs of acute toxicity were not reported and severe misjudgments of the bodyweight resulting in high dose of ketamine or even accidental administration increased dose level would not result into fatal outcomes.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.265745.1808

Keywords

Ketamine, Ketamine overdosage, Anaesthesia of cat, Cats

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Khalaf

Affiliation

Department of Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.

Email

myahmed@uomosul.edu.iq

City

Mosul

Orcid

0000-0001-9180-2102

First Name

osama

Last Name

Alhyani

MiddleName

Hazim

Affiliation

Department of Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.

Email

osamahazim854@yahoo.com

City

iraq

Orcid

0000- 0002-0083-9979

First Name

Moyaser

Last Name

Thanoon

MiddleName

Ghanim

Affiliation

Department of Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.

Email

moyaserthanoon@uomosul.edu.iq

City

mosul

Orcid

0000-0002-5272-4882

Volume

56

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

46825

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-01-27

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

33

Page End

38

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_347663.html

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347,663

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Original Article

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140

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Overdosage of Ketamine Anaesthetic Agent in Cats with Special Reference to Clinical Assessment

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Created At

23 Dec 2024