The Effect of Acepromazine Alone or in Combination with Methadone, Morphine, or Tramadol on Sedation and Selected Cardiopulmonary Variables in Sheep

Table 3

Median (minimum–maximum) of sedation scores in six ewes following intravenous injection of acepromazine alone (A), acepromazine-methadone (AM), acepromazine-morphine (AMO), or acepromazine-tramadol (AT).

Treatment	Time points
	0	15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120
A	0	1; (1-2)	2; (1-2)	2; (1-2)	1; (1–3)	1; (0–2)	1; (0–2)	1; (0–2)	0; (0-1)
AM	0	3; (1–5)	4; (1–6)	3; (1–6)	2; (1–5)	2; (0–6)	2; (0–5)	1; (0-1)	1; (0-1)
AMO	0	3; (1–6)	2; (1–4)	4; (0–9)	3; (0–6)	1; (0–2)	1; (0–4)	1; (0–2)	0; (0–2)
AT	0	1; (1–3)	1; (1-2)	1; (0–2)	1; (0–2)	0; (0-1)	0; (0-1)	0; (0-1)	0; (0-1)

Statistically different from baseline within treatment ; . Sedation scores ≥ 6 included sternal recumbency and scores ≥ 8 included lateral recumbency.