Medetomidine-vatinoxan-methadone and acepromazine-methadone: comparison of sedative and cardiovascular properties as a preanaesthetic medication in healthy dogs
When used as a preanaesthetic medication in combination with methadone, medetomidine-vatinoxan causes faster onset of sedation, without statistically significant differences in cardiovascular interventions, compared to acepromazine.
Authors
- Kati Salla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4975-5060)
- Vuokko Pekkola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1746-7970)
- Marja Riitta Raekallio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2653-003X)
- Jaan Lepajõe
- Ira J. Kallio-Kujala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2203-6699)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta veterinaria Scandinavica
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-025-00844-3
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00