Classification of Veterinary Surgery Surgery can be classified according to- According to the Nature of Surgery: According to region or system involved: Advancement in surgery has lead to this classification and surgeons specialise on a particular region or system E.g. Orthopaedic surgery, Ophthalmic surgery, Thoracic surgery, Cardiovascular surgery, Neurosurgery, etc. According to Instruments and appliances […]
History of Veterinary Anaesthesiology
History of Veterinary Surgery Veterinary Surgery is old as the civilization itself. It is one of the oldest forms of medicine. A veterinarian must acquire himself with the sequence of events that brought the profession to its present day status. As time passes, Veterinary Surgery became wider in its scope and more sophistication The improvements
Dexamethasone Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid. which is approximately 30 times more potent than cortisol and 6–7 times more potent than prednisolone. Three forms of Dexamethasone is available- The difference among formulations is that dexamethasone sodium phosphate is a water-soluble formulation that can be injected intravenously. Dexamethasone solution is in a polyethylene glycol vehicle that should
In dogs, intact 3-mg capsules, once per day, have been administered, but in cats, doses of 0.5–0.75 mg per cat per day are administered by reformulating capsules.
Chlorpheniramine Maleate acts by blocking the H1 receptor and suppresses inflammatory reactions caused by histamine.
All beta-lactam antibiotics have a beta-lactam ring in their structure. This beta-lactam ring is responsible for antibacterial activity. Some bacteria are able to break this ring by the beta lactamase enzyme. This bacteria is called beta lactam resistant bacteria. For the prevention of the breakdown of the beta lactam ring from resistant bacteria, beta lactamase inhibitors are used. These are clavulanic acid, sulbactam, and tazobactam.
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic used in dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, birds, and other animals to treat respiratory, urinary tract, soft tissue, and skin infections.
Potassium is important ion in the body and prolonged use of frusemide cause potassium loss. so, it is used along with Spironolactone. it is a potassium sparing diuretics and reduce potassium loss.
Ondansetron for animals used in case of Nausea, Effective antiemetic in Chemotherapy and Vomiting in Gastro-Intestinal injury in Parvo viral enteritis.
