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Sedation
Dose
Depth of sedation
Duration of sedation
0.4 ml Sedivet/100 kg bodyweight (i.e. 40 micrograms romifidine/kg bodyweight)
Light
0.5–1 hour
0.8 ml Sedivet/100 kg bodyweight (i.e. 80 micrograms romifidine/kg bodyweight)
Deep
0.5–1.5 hours
1.2 ml Sedivet/100 kg bodyweight (i.e. 120 micrograms romifidine/kg bodyweight)
Deep sedation of prolonged duration
At this dose residual sedation may persist for up to 3 hours.
To reduce the possibility of unexpected defensive movements such as kicking, a dose of 0.4 – 1.2 ml per 100 kg bodyweight (equivalent to 40 – 120 micrograms romifidine HCl /kg) followed by 0.2ml Torbugesic per 100kg bodyweight (equivalent to 20 micrograms butorphanol/kg) should be administered intravenously. (An average dose of 0.6 ml Sedivet and 0.2 ml Torbugesic has been found to be effective in the majority of horses, although this may vary between individuals).