Clinical and histologic effects of intracardiac administration of propofol for induction of anesthesia in ball pythons (Python regius)

Abstract

Intracardiac injection of propofol in snakes is safe and provides a rapid induction of anesthesia but leads to prolonged recovery, compared with that following induction with isoflurane. Histopathologic lesions in heart tissues following intracardiac injection of propofol were mild and resolved after 14 days.