TOTAL INTRAVENOUS ANAESTHESIA FOR EYEWORM RETRIEVAL IN A HORSE

R. Pooja; P. Sankar; Varsha Pradeep; M. Sabarinathan; A. Kumaresan; S. Dharmaceelan; S. Kathirvel

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v55i5.183797

Authors

R. Pooja M.V.Sc. Scholar, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002
P. Sankar Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002
Varsha Pradeep M.V.Sc. Scholar, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002
M. Sabarinathan M.V.Sc. Scholar, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002
A. Kumaresan Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002
S. Dharmaceelan Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002
S. Kathirvel Professor and Head, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v55i5.183797

Keywords:

Horse, intraocular worm, xylazine - butorphanol - diazepam - ketamine, Needle paracentesis

Abstract

Intraocular parasitic infestation in horses requires effective anaesthesia for successful surgical management. This communication describes the efficiency of total intravenous anesthesia using xylazine, butorphanol, diazepam and ketamine in a 1.5 years old Marwari yearling presented with an intraocular worm in the right eye. The protocol provided satisfactory sedation, akinesia, eyeball fixation and smooth recovery without regional nerve blocks during needle paracentesis.

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