Anesthetizing Mules, Miniature Horses, and More

At the 2018 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 1-5 in San Francisco, California, Nora Matthews, DVM, Dipl. ACVAA, a professor at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, in College Station, described these differences and how they can affect anesthesia.
Miniature Horses
“Obviously, they are small … very small,” said Matthews.
This means the veterinarian needs to not only calculate smaller doses of anesthesia but also make equipment modifications, such as using smaller syringes and needles
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