Pre-Anes Tranquilizers P.1(Phenothiazines) Flashcards
Why you should reduce stimulation around a sedated/ tranquilized animal
Easily startled, may be unpredictably aggressive
Acepromazine maleate (“Ace”) is in what category of pre-anes drug
Phenothiazines
Only phenothiazine used as a pre-anesthetic
Acepromazine maleate (Ace)
Define anti-arrhythmic
Arrythmia means a problem w rate of HR rhythm, anti means Less HR changes
Anti-emetic
Prevents vommiting
Antihistamine drugs
Used to treat allergies
Peripheral vasodilation can cause
Heat loss, or hypotension
A decreased bite inhibition means that
The animal has less consciousness of biting strength, more likely to bite
When first injecting Ace, it first goes to the ______, which does what
The liver: metabolizes drug turning it into a nontoxic substance and makes it water soluble so it can be excreted
For animals w low functioning liver you should what when giving Ace
Be cautious, start w half dose
Cases of animals w low functioning livers
Neonates, geriatrics, liver disease, boxers
Ace is approved for
Dogs, cats, horses, cattle
List from slowest onset to fastest onset :IM, SQ, IV, oral
Oral, SQ, IM, IV (fastest)
Why we use caution giving male horses (stallions or geldings) Ace ?
Causes penis to drop, blood can pool in bottom making it hard to retract back into penile sheath when awake
3 kinds of pre anesthetic tranquilizers
Phenothiazines, alpha2 adrenoceptor agonists (thiazine drugs), benzodiazepines
