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Foal Anaesthesia
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There is minimal published research regarding foal anaesthesia and pain management, therefore anaesthetic and analgesic drug dosages are often extrapolated from those published for adults. Foals older than 6 months of age can be treated like adults in regards to anaesthetic protocols. Unhealthy foals have physiological characteristics similar to a neonate and can be treated as such when determining sedative and anaesthetic protocols. Neonates are more sensitive to anaesthetics due to increased permeability of the blood brain barrier, an immature hepatic and sympathetic nervous system and a lower percentage of body fat to assist in redistribution of anaesthetic (Dunlop 1994). Drugs that require significant hepatic metabolism like opioids, ketamine, benzodiazepines, lidocaine and α2 agonists should be used with discretion in neonates and unhealthy foals (Norman et al. 1997).
Complications to expect associated with anaesthetics in neonates and foals are vasodilation, hypothermia, hypoxaemia, hypercapnia and dependent lung atalectasis. Oxygen supplementation by oral intubation or nasal insuflation is recommended during procedures requiring prolonged recumbency. Sterile ophthalmic lubrication is essential to prevent corneal abrasions in sedate and anaesthetised foals. Additionally, the mare should remain with the foal during sedation and until complete induction when a procedure requires general anaesthesia. Removal of the mare during sedation or induction will produce excitement in both the foal and mare. The mare can be sedated with a combination of 150 mg acepromazine and 150 mg xylazine or an equivalent amount of romifidine or detomidine. [...]
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