Title: Mariana Isa Poci Palumbo I Mariana Cristina Ramos I Nadia Crosignani Outeda I Luiz Antonio de Lima Resende II José Carlos de Figueiredo Pantoja I Alexandre Secorun Borges I
Abstract: Brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) refl ects the electrical activity along the auditory pathway, from the cochlea to the brainstem, and contributes for the diagnosis of deafness in dogs. BAEP recording may require chemical restraint in some cases, so this study was designed to analyze the impact of sedation with morphine and acepromazine on the BAEP recordings of 16 dogs with normal hearing. BAEPs were recorded before and during sedation with a combination of morphine (0.5mgkg-1) and acepromazine (0.05mgkg -1 ) given intramuscularly. The protocol employed allowed safe and effective animal restraint. Sedation increased the latency of waves II and III and intervals I-III and I-V but did not interfere with wave identifi cation. and showed to be safe in the dogs tested. Based on the current literature this is the fi rst study which assessed the impact of sedation on BAEPs in dogs in Brazil.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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