April 2025

Effects of piroxicam on ketamine anaesthesia in West African Dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

Ketamine produces an agitated state of anaesthesia when given alone, thus a pre-anaesthetic medication is very vital for smooth anaesthesia with ketamine. Piroxicam has been recorded to produce sedation. Thus piroxicam co-administered with ketamine was aimed to nullify the cataleptic effect of ketamine. Thirty West African Dwarf goats, grouped into five groups of six animals each, were used for the experiment. Group I...

Author(s): NWANKWO Henry Chuwkuebuk, ONYEYILI Patrick Azubuik, SAGANUWAN Saganuwan Alhaj, ONMATA Gloria D., OLADIPO Miriam O. and NWAGBO Ambrose N.