Effects of Short-term Oral Administration of Propranolol on Tear Secretion in Clinically Normal Dogs

Overview

Journal Can Vet J

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2012 Feb 2

PMID 22294794

Authors

Masoud Selk Ghaffari

Vahid Arzani

Nargess Khorami

Seyed Mehdi Rajaei

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Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of short-term oral administration of propranolol on tear secretion in 15 clinically normal crossbreed dogs. The treatment group (n = 8) received propranolol (2 mg/kg q8h) orally for 7 days. The control group (n = 7) received placebo during the study. Schirmer I tear tests were performed on both eyes 1 d prior to drug administration (T(0)), at 1 (T(1)), 3 (T(3)), and 7 (T(7)) days of treatment. Tear production in dogs, measured by STT, was not significantly reduced in both groups.

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