Research Article

Effect of Dexmedetomidine Low Doses with or without Midazolam in Cats: Clinical, Hemodynamic, Blood Gas Analysis, and Echocardiographic Effects

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Values for interventricular septum in diastole (IVSd) and systole (IVSs), left ventricular posterior wall in diastole (LVPWD), and systole (LVPWS) and left ventricular internal diameter in diastole (LVIDd) and systole (LVIDs), in 18 sedated cats with the combination of dexmedetomidine (7.5ug/kg) and methadone (0.3 mg/kg) (DMT, n = 9) or dexmedetomidine (5ug/kg), methadone (0.3 mg/kg), and midazolam (0.3 mg/kg) (DMTM, n = 9), both by the intramuscular route. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. a, b: different lowercase letters indicate a significant difference between moments within the same group according to the Tukey test ().