[Combined anesthesia with propionylpromazine (Combelen) and methadone (Polamivet). A sure simple method of anesthesia in gastrointestinal surgery in dogs].

In more than 400 cases of gastrointestinal surgery on mongrel dogs, a combination anesthesia of a neuroplegic agent--propionyl promazine (Combelen) and methadone (Polamivet), an analgesic--was administered without additional intubation or ventilation. This type of anesthesia is simple to apply and practically without risk; the conditions for the operation are therefore excellent. No monitoring personnel is required, no intra- or post-operative incidents have occurred. Thus this method may be recommended as safe and simple for experimental abdominal surgery in dogs.