Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog developed one-sided Horner's syndrome after epidural ropivacaine
By Bosmans, Tim et al.·Published in Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia·2009·Department of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Transient unilateral Horner's syndrome after epidural ropivacaine in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old female Beagle developed a temporary condition called Horner's syndrome, which caused her left eyelid to droop, her third eyelid to protrude, and her pupil to constrict, after receiving an epidural injection of a pain medication during surgery. Fortunately, these symptoms gradually improved and completely resolved about four hours after the injection. This case highlights that while some treatments can lead to temporary side effects, they can often resolve on their own without lasting issues.
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Abstract
OBSERVATIONS: A left sided Horner's syndrome (ptosis, prolapse of the nictitating membrane and miosis) was observed in a 4-year-old female, neutered Beagle dog after epidural injection of 0.22 mL kg(-1) ropivacaine (0.75%) in 0.01 mL kg(-1) of saline during isoflurane anaesthesia. Clinical signs disappeared gradually and resolved completely 4 hours and 10 minutes after injection. CONCLUSIONS: The epidural injection of 0.22 mL kg(-1) ropivacaine (0.75%) in 0.01 mL kg(-1) of saline during isoflurane anaesthesia caused unilateral (left) Horner's syndrome in a 4-year-old female, neutered Beagle dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19470147/