VASG Neuters Under Sedation & Local Block

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Neuters Under Sedation & Local Block

Mature Cats


Hydromorphone/Midazolam/Medetomidine	Buprenorphine/Midazolam/Medetomidine

IM sedation injection	Presedation


15 minutes post IM injection	IT block placement


Right IT block	Neuter Side 1


Left IT block	Neuter Side 2


Neuter Side1	70 minutes postsedation injection


Neuter Side 2

The patient above is a 3 to 4 year old DSH stray presenting in good overall health. He was a reasonably nice but nervous cat. His analgesic sedative combination included 0.1 mg/kg hydromorphone, 0.2 mg/kg midazolam, and 0.015 mg/kg medetomidine combined and given IM in the epaxial muscle group. At 15 minutes post-injection he was quite relaxed. 1 mg/kg each of lidocaine and bupivacaine were combined to provide the regional/local anesthesia. A 25g 5/8 inch needle was used for the right block, a 27g 5/8" needle for the left block. Some local agent was focused under the scrotal incisional site. Oscillometric SAPs ran in the 120 - 130 mmHg range with MAPs in the 80s and 90s mmHg while Doppler Bps were in the low 140 mmHg range. Quiet, uneventful recovery. No reversal agents used.

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