Table 1.

Anesthesia premedication, body position, complications and procedures in rabbits that were included in the study.

Case	Anaesthesia protocol – premedication	Body position	Complications	Procedure
1	Methadone 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 60 mcg/kg, Ketamine 15 mg/kg IM	S, SR		Dental repair
2	Butorphanol 0.5 mg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg intranasally	SR		Dental repair
3	Butorphanol 0.5 mg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg intranasally	S		Dental repair
4	Methadone 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 50 mcg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM	D, L		OVH
5			Excluded – arterial line not possible to place
6	Methadone 0.5 mg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg, Ketamine 7 mg/kg IM	S		Dental repair
7	Methadone 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 30 mcg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM	S, D		Dental repair
8	Butorphanol 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 30 mcg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM	D		OVH
9	Butorphanol 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 30 mcg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM	S, L		Dental repair
10	Methadone 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 50 mcg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM	S	Euthanized during the procedure due to poor prognosis	Dental repair
11	Butorphanol 0.5 mg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg intranasally	D		OVH
12	Methadone 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 50 mcg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM	S		Dental repair
13	Butorphanol 0.5 mg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg intranasally	L, S		Dental repair – abscess
14	Methadone 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 50 mcg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM	D, S		Dental repair
15	Butorphanol 0.5 mg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg intranasally	SR		Dental repair
16			Excluded – life threatning complications after anaesthesia induction
17	Methadone 0.5 mg/kg, Medetomidine 50 mcg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM	D, S		OVH
18	Butorphanol 0.5 mg/kg, Midazolam 0.5 mg/kg intranasally	SR, S		Dental repair

IM, Intramuscularly; S, Sternal; SR, Sternal raised (front part of the body raised); D, Dorsal; L, Lateral; OVH, Ovarihysterectomy.