Bosmans Tim, Schauvliege Stijn, Gasthuys Frank, Marcilla Miguel Gozalo, Polis Ingeborgh
Department of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Vet Anaesth Analg. 2009 Jul;36(4):401-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2009.00458.x. Epub 2009 May 12.
A left sided Horner's syndrome (ptosis, prolapse of the nictitating membrane and miosis) was observed in a 4-year-old female, neutered Beagle dog after epidural injection of 0.22 mL kg(-1) ropivacaine (0.75%) in 0.01 mL kg(-1) of saline during isoflurane anaesthesia. Clinical signs disappeared gradually and resolved completely 4 hours and 10 minutes after injection.
The epidural injection of 0.22 mL kg(-1) ropivacaine (0.75%) in 0.01 mL kg(-1) of saline during isoflurane anaesthesia caused unilateral (left) Horner's syndrome in a 4-year-old female, neutered Beagle dog.