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Objectives: We evaluated a potential association between the administration of high-dose buprenorphine and perpetuation of hyperthermia in cats following ovariohysterectomy (OVH). We hypothesized that buprenorphine 0.24 mg/kg subcutaneously (SC) would result in longer-lasting postoperative hyperthermia in cats vs a group receiving morphine 0.1 mg/kg SC. Methods: Anesthetic records from cats admitted for OVH as part of surgical exercises for second year veterinary medicine students in 2018 and 2019 were collected. All cats were sedated with dexmedetomidine 20 µg/kg and morphine 0.1 mg/kg intramuscularly. Anesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained with isoflurane in oxygen. At extubation, cats received morphine 0.1 mg/kg SC in 2018 and buprenorphine 0.24 mg/kg SC in 2019. Temperature was measured rectally prior to sedation, esophageally during anesthesia and rectally at 1, 4 and 16–20 h after extubation. Demographic data and temperature prior to administration of postoperative opioids were compared with t -tests. The effects of treatment (opioids) and time on postoperative rectal temperature and on the incidence of hyperthermia (temperature >39.2°C) were evaluated with mixed and generalized linear mixed-effect models. Significance was set at P <0.05. Results: There were no differences in demographic characteristics between treatment groups (all P ⩾0.2). Intraoperative esophageal temperature was lower in cats scheduled to receive morphine (mean ± SD 36.6 ± 0.2) than in those receiving buprenorphine (36.9 ± 1.0) (P <0.0001). Postoperative temperature was higher for cats receiving buprenorphine than for those receiving morphine (P <0.0001). The incidence of hyperthermia 16–20 h after opioid administration was 56% for morphine and 73% for buprenorphine (P = 0.03). Conclusions and relevance: Buprenorphine 0.24 mg/kg SC for postoperative analgesia in cats was associated with hyperthermia that persisted for 16–20 h after administration, and the incidence of hyperthermia for this group was higher than in the cats that received morphine 0.1 mg/kg SC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the acquisition and pitfalls of a 3-view transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) protocol in anesthetized, dorsally recumbent dogs. ANIMALS: 8 beagles, 1 to 2 years old, 7.4 to 11.2 kg. METHODS: Dogs were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated, and placed in dorsal recumbency. A TEE probe was advanced, and 3 views were performed: midesophageal 4-chamber and long axis (ME 4C and ME LAX) and caudal esophageal short axis (CE SAX) at the level of the papillary muscles. Probe insertion depth, flexion, omniplane angle, and image acquisition time were recorded. Two observers assessed 24 video clips each and identified anatomical structures. RESULTS: The ME 4C and ME LAX were obtained at 35 (30 to 40) cm insertion depth, omniplane at 0° and 103° (90 to 116), respectively. Views were obtained in ≥30 seconds once the TEE was in the cervical esophagus. Left-sided structures were identified in all cases, whereas right-sided structures were not always simultaneously obtained in the ME 4C, requiring further probe manipulation. All structures were identified on ME LAX. CE SAX was obtained at 40 (35 to 45) cm, omniplane at 0°, and in 15 (10 to 90) seconds. A true SAX view (circular left ventricle at the level of papillary muscles) could not be obtained in all dogs. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: A 3-view TEE protocol using core views as those described in humans may be applicable to dogs under general anesthesia and in dorsal recumbency. The CE SAX view at the level of the papillary muscles appears more difficult to obtain with consistency than midesophageal views. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Epidural anesthesia, often used during cesarean surgery, can exacerbate hypotension from general anesthesia and delay discharge due to motor block. Decreasing the local anesthetic dose might reduce those complications. Cases of dogs undergoing cesarean section that were anesthetized without epidural ( n = 29) (control) and dogs with low-dose epidural bupivacaine with fentanyl or buprenorphine ( n = 37) were reviewed. The incidence of hypotension was equal between groups. Intraoperative opioids were administered more to control (93%) than to treated dogs (18%; P < 0.0001). Epidural bupivacaine 0.0625-0.125% combined with an opioid reduced the use of intraoperative opioids and did not exacerbate arterial hypotension during cesarean section in anesthetized dogs., (Copyright and/or publishing rights held by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.)