Mardelin, I found this about Dopram...
DOPRAM-V (doxapram hydrochloride) is a potent respiratory stimulant. It is unique in its ability to stimulate respiration at dosages considerably below those required to evoke cerebral cortical stimulation. In nonanesthetized animals the dose required to produce convulsions is some 70 to 75 times the dose required to produce respiratory stimulation. In anesthetized subjects, doxapram also exerts a marked arousal effect. Thus, by promoting the restoration of normal ventilation and producing early arousal following general anesthesia, doxapram minimizes or prevents the undesirable effects of post-anesthetic respiratory depression or hypoventilation and hastens recovery.
I had never heard of this before. Interesting, but is it safe on newborns?
Breny, I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I've had gasping pups but none that didn't perk up quickly. It seems to have happened to me with the smaller ones and once some that were born at 58 days from the only tie.
Prayers and best wishes that the surviving pups thrive.
Jim |