Phenothiazine Transquilisers

Question 1

What are examples of phenothiazines?

Answer 1

Chlorpromazine and acepromazine

• can cause significant hypotension
• slow IV
• can cause cardiac arrhythmias and hypo- or hyperthermia

Question 2

What breed of dogs are overly sensitive to acepromazine?

Answer 2

Sighthounds and giant breeds

-severe side effects

Question 3

What does the use of chlorpromazine cause in cats?

Answer 3

*it can cause extrapyramidal symptoms (tremors, shivering, rigidity and loss of the righting reflex when used in high dosages)