Associação de midazolam e neuroleptoanalgesia para estudo radiográfico de articulação coxofemoral em cães da raça pastor alemão

Abstract

The hip dysplasia is a disease that causes pain and discomfort to dogs, usually large, leading to a reduction in patient’s quality of life. Early diagnosis is very important, because allows the confirmation of the disease in its early stages and an appropriate treatment for the degree of dysplasia presented. Radiographic examination is essential to obtain a confirmed diagnosis, requiring in most cases the animal to be reassured, sedated or anesthetized, providing an excellent state of muscle relaxation for the proper positioning of the members. In this report, it was used the neuroleptoanalgesia associated with midazolam, giving the expected result, slightly altering the patient’s physiological parameters, which is extremely important in the procedure.