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. 2008 Feb 1;10(1):47–54. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.06.013

Table 3.

Behavioural side effects after administrations of ATI, FLU, and 4AP alone or their combinations in cats anaesthetised with MED–MID–KET

Groups Excitement signs (initiation; duration) Congestion of conjunctiva (initiation; duration) Rigidity of four limbs (initiation; duration) Emesis (initiation) Muscle tremors (initiation; duration)
Control 0/8* 0/8 0/8 3/8 (148, 158, 189) 0/8
ATI 2/8 (68±11; 83±32) 1/8 (90; 30) 4/8 (53±19; 41±26) 0/8 0/8
FLU 0/8 0/8 1/8 (75; 15) 3/8 (187, 212, 214) 0/8
4AP 1/8 (120; 30) 0/8 2/8 (135±21; 25±7) 2/8 (144, 202) 0/8
ATI–FLU 3/8 (110±17; 80±35) 0/8 4/8 (34±14; 40±41) 0/8 0/8
FLU–4AP 0/8 0/8 0/8 1/8 (140) 0/8
ATI–4AP 3/8 (60±26; 62±15) 2/8 (68±32; 23±11) 3/8 (37±28; 33±24) 0/8 4/8 (71±38; 49±43)
ATI–FLU–4AP 7/8 (74±36; 35±27) 3/8 (70±9; 25±17) 6/8 (7±4; 62±69) 0/8 5/8 (52±34; 27±20)
*

Positive/examined cats.

Time (mean±SD, min) after injection of potential antagonists in positive cats.