Abstract
AbstractA 3‐year‐old cat was presented in the clinic following a fall from height. Due to suspected urinary bladder wall rupture, the cat was scheduled for diagnostic imaging. The cat was premedicated with 0.1 mg/kg methadone intravenously. General anaesthesia was induced with a bolus of propofol of 2 mg/kg administered intravenously using a syringe pump. Shortly after, the patient became apnoeic and showed signs of very deep anaesthesia. It was then noticed that almost half of the 20 ml syringe used to administer the bolus was empty, which led to the conclusion that due to a slip‐of‐the‐finger error, a bolus of 8 ml of propofol (20 mg/kg) was accidentally administered. No additional anaesthetics were administered. The cat resumed spontaneous ventilation and was extubated at 70 and 130 minutes after induction, respectively. Full recovery took 23 hours, and the cat showed no permanent damage or side effects in the following 19 days.
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