"SAFFAN", A NEW STEROID ANAESTHETIC IN VETERINARY ANAESTHESIA

“Saffan” was administered both intramuscularly and intravenously to produce surgical anaesthesia in cats. In horses, intravenous administration produced anaesthesia complicated by induction and emergence excitement which could not be abolished by acepromazine or xylazine premedication. Intravenous administration in sheep was followed by bradycardia, fall in cardiac output and hypotension. “Saffan” did not cause hyperpyrexia in susceptible Landrace pigs and appeared to prevent suxamethonium induced hyperpyrexia.