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                            Original Research
                            
                            
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                            Haemato-biochemical studies on triflupromazine HCL 
                            and diazepam premedication for propofol anaesthesia 
                            in dogs - 
                            L. Suresha , B.N. Ranganath, M.S.Vasanth , 
                            L.Ranganath
                            Vet World. 2012; 5(11): 672-675
              
               
              
              doi: 
              10.5455/vetworld.2012.
672-675
              
              
               
              
              
              
   
 
              
               
               
               
              
              
              Abstract
              
                            
                            Aim: 
                            To study the effect of Triflupromazine Hcl and 
                            diazepam in combination with propofol as 
                            preanaesthetic on haemato-biochemical parameters in 
                            dogs was carried out. 
                            
                             Materials and Methods: 
                            16 clinical cases of dogs undergoing different 
                            surgical interventions irrespective of age, sex and 
                            breed were allotted randomly in to two groups viz., 
                            Group A (Triflupromazine Hcl – propofol) and Group B 
                            (diazepam – propofol) consisting eight dogs each. 
                            Blood samples were collected at different intervals 
                            from both the Groups in heparinised syringes as 
                            follows: Prior to premedication, fifteen minutes 
                            after premedication, fifteen minutes, one hour, six 
                            hour, 24 hour and 48 hour after induction with 
                            Propofol. The samples were subjected for various 
                            hematological and biochemical analysis. 
                            
                             Results: 
                            Hematology revealed a significant (P 0.05) fall in 
                            total erythrocyte count (TEC), packed cell volume (PCV) 
                            and haemoglobin (Hb), whereas TLC showed a non 
                            significant decrease in both the groups throughout 
                            the observation period of 48 hours. In the present 
                            study blood glucose level was significantly 
                            increased between 15 min to one hour in Group A and 
                            15 min to 6 hours of observation period of the study 
                            in Group B. The total plasma protein (TPP), alanine 
                            amino transferase (ALT),alkaline phosphatase (AP) 
                            and creatinine levels did not differ significantly 
                            in both the groups throughout the observation period 
                            of 48 hours. 
                            
                             Conclusion: Both the anaesthetic 
                            combinations were found to be safe and effective 
                            with smooth and stress free recovery. However 
                            triflupromazine Hcl premedication proved to be 
                            better with quick sedative effect, long duration of 
                            anaesthesia with less induction dose of propofol and 
                            shorter recovery time than diazepam. 
                            
                             Key words:
                            dogs, diazepam, haemato-biochemical, propofol, 
                            triflupromazine