Vol. 9, Issue 3, Part H (2024)

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the haematobiochemical effect of propofol isoflurane and propofol sevoflurane in twelve dogs with history of chronic cough, dyspnoea, laboured breathing, nasal discharge, exercise intolerance which were presented to the Department of Surgery and Radiology, Mumbai Veterinary College and Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for animals, Parel, Mumbai. These twelve dogs were randomly divided into two equal groups. In both the groups, dogs were induced with propofol (5 mg/kg) B.WT. intravenously. In both the groups dogs were premedicated with acepromazine (0.04 mg/kg) B.WT. intravenously and administration of atropine sulphate (0.04 mg/kg) B.WT and dexamethasone sodium (0.025 mg/kg) B.WT 10 minutes before induction of anaesthesia. In group I, anaesthesia was maintained using isoflurane 2.5% isoflurane and in group II, anaesthesia was maintained using sevoflurane 2.5% along with oxygen at a flow rate ranging from 500 ml/min to 1200 ml/min. History, haematobiochemical parameters were recorded at different time intervals during the study period. The present study findings suggest that induction with propofol and maintenance with isoflurane and sevoflurane proved best anaesthetic technique for thoracoscopy in dogs.