Juniper is a very friendly, 1-year-old, female intact, Labra…
Juniper is a very friendly, 1-year-old, female intact, Labrador retriever (dog) presenting for an elective ovariohysterectomy. She is considered healthy based on history, physical exam (normal bronchovesicular sounds in all lung fields, no heart murmurs, a respiratory sinus arrhythmia, mucus membranes are pink and moist with a capillary refill time of 1.5 seconds) and minimal pre-operative bloodwork (packed cell volume 37%, total plasma protein 6.0 g/dL, Blood Urea Nitrogen 20 mg/dL, Creatinine 0.9 mg/dL, Glucose 120 mg/dL). Which of the following pre-medication protocols optimize the goals of analgesia and sedation for Juniper’s surgical procedure?