Centro Veterinario Integral La Cañada, Valencia, Spain.
Medicine and Surgery Deparment, Cardenal Herrera-CEU University, Valencia, Spain.
Vet Rec. 2021 Jun;188(12):e138. doi: 10.1002/vetr.138. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
Transport to the clinic is a major source of stress for cats. The process involves being put into a carrier, driven in a car and handled. Cats are therefore removed from the safe-haven of their territory and experience many stressful stimuli and interactions.
In the present study, 31 cats were transported to the clinic following a low-stress transport protocol and compared with a control group of 36 cats whose owners did not follow the protocol. This protocol involved preparing a cat carrier basket with F3 pheromone and keeping it covered and stable during the car journey from the home to the clinic. Pre-anaesthesia information was recorded for cardiac rate, respiratory rate, tolerance to handling, time for sedation to be achieved and dose of propofol required for induction and endotracheal intubation.
The group exposed to the low-stress transport protocol took less time to reach sedation and needed a lower dose of propofol for induction than the control group.
These results suggest that, in cats, pre-anaesthetic and induction requirements are influenced by lower-stress transport and handling.
对于猫来说，运输到诊所是一个主要的压力源。这个过程包括将猫放入猫笼中，开车并进行处理。因此，猫会被从其领地的安全庇护所中带走，并经历许多应激刺激和相互作用。
在本研究中，31 只猫按照低应激运输方案被运输到诊所，并与对照组的 36 只猫进行了比较，对照组的猫主人没有遵循该方案。该方案包括用 F3 信息素来准备一个猫笼篮子，并在从家到诊所的汽车旅行中保持覆盖和稳定。记录麻醉前的心率、呼吸率、对处理的耐受性、达到镇静所需的时间以及诱导和气管内插管所需的异丙酚剂量。
接触低应激运输方案的组比对照组达到镇静的时间更短，诱导所需的异丙酚剂量也更低。
这些结果表明，在猫中，麻醉前和诱导的要求受到较低应激运输和处理的影响。
