Assignment task: "Pudge" is a 10-year-old MN Boston Terrier weighing 21 lbs. You have admitted him today for removal of a 4 cm epidermal tumor. There are no remarkable findings on your physical examination other than the tumor.
The veterinarian selects the following drugs for induction: diazepam and ketamine.
Q1. Any of the available induction agents would have been appropriate for Pudge. Why did the vet select Valium/ketamine?
Q2. What advantage does this choice have over propofol or alfaxalone?
Q3. Explain how you will administer diazepam and ketamine.