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THE EFFECT OF XYLAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ON THE RADIOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE OF THE STOMACH AND INTESTINE IN THE DOG
Author(s) -
Bargai Uri
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1982.tb01197.x
Subject(s) - stomach , xylazine , medicine , radiography , abdomen , intramuscular injection , ileus , anesthesia , anatomy , surgery , ketamine
Twelve dogs of various breeds, age and weight were injected with xylazine hydrochloride by intravenous and intramuscular routes at various doses. Radiographs of the abdomen were made prior to and at 30, 60 and 90 minutes after injection. The drug produced dilatation of the stomach and the intestines. Radiographic changes were consistent with gastric dilatation and paralytic ileus