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Table 5 Frequency of side effects (number of dogs out of six showing a specific psychomimetic sign)

From: Serum concentration of ketamine and antinociceptive effects of ketamine and ketamine-lidocaine infusions in conscious dogs

  

0 min

1 min

5 min

20 min

40 min

60 min

90 min

120 min

140 min

160 min

Disorientation/confused

K30

0

5

5

4

3

3

3

3

0

0

K50

0

5

5

6

6

6

5

6

0

0

KL30

0

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

0

0

Lateral head movements

K30

0

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

0

0

K50

0

5

5

6

6

6

5

5

0

0

KL30

0

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

0

0

Glazy Eyes

K30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

K50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

KL30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apneustic respiration

K30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

K50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

KL30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Salivation

K30

0

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

0

0

K50

0

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

0

0

KL30

0

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

0

Tremors

K30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

K50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

KL30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hyperactivity

K30

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

K50

0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

0

KL30

0

2

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

  1. K30 ketamine 0.5 mg/kg loading dose followed by 30 μg/kg/min, K50 0.5 mg/kg loading dose followed by 50 μg/kg/min, KL30 ketamine 0.5 loading dose followed by 30 μg/kg/min + lidocaine 2 mg/kg loading dose followed by 100 μg/kg/min