J Vet Sci.  2007 Jun;8(2):181-184. 10.4142/jvs.2007.8.2.181.

Successful introduction of modified dorsolumbar epidural anesthesia in a bovine referral center

• Hiraoka M
• Miyagawa T
• Kobayashi
• Takahashi
• Kishi H
• Kobayashi
• Lee I

• KMID: 1089671
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2007.8.2.181

Abstract

This study describes the successful use of modified dorsolumbar epidural anesthesia with a fixed volume of anesthetic in a bovine referral center. Among the 130 Holstein cattle scheduled for flank surgery, 90 cattle received a mixed anesthetic consisting of 1 ml of xylazine hydrochloride and 3 ml of lidocaine hydrochloride by modified dorsolumbar epidural anesthesia. Eighteen cattle with dehydration and/or lameness received a mixed anesthetic containing 0.5 ml of xylazine and 3 ml of lidocaine. Infiltration anesthesia was performed in 22 cattle whose epidural space could not be reached in order to perform the flank surgery. The surgeries began about 12 min after the administration of the anesthetic and lasted for about 36 min. The modified method using a fixed volume of anesthetic was successfully introduced and effectively used in a bovine referral center. This modified method will allow veterinarians to save time and effort, thus lowering the cost of each surgery.

Keyword

anesthesia; cattle; dorsolumbar; epidural; flank surgery

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, Epidural/methods/*veterinary
Anesthetics, Local/*administration & dosage
Animals
Cattle/*surgery
Epidural Space
Female
Lidocaine/*administration & dosage
Lumbar Vertebrae
Xylazine/*administration & dosage

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