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What is the primary difference between tranquilizers and sedatives?

Tranquilizers break apart anxiety, while sedatives make an animal sleepy. (correct)

Tranquilizers are anxiolytic agents, while sedatives do not affect anxiety levels.

Tranquilizers always provide analgesia, while sedatives do not.

Tranquilizers reduce pain sensation, while sedatives allow the animal to relax.

Why are tranquilizers not considered analgesics?

Their effects vary among species.

They do not make animals sleepy.

They do not decrease the sensation of pain. (correct)

They do not reduce anxiety.

In what situation will an animal's response to pain be decreased?

When the animal is sedated lightly.

When the animal is tranquilized deeply.

When the animal is anesthetized. (correct)

When the animal is in a relaxed state.

Why can tranquilizers and sedatives sometimes be used interchangeably?

Because their observed effects often overlap. Signup and view all the answers

What is the key factor in determining whether an animal will respond quickly and viciously to manipulations eliciting pain?

The depth of sedation Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates sedatives from tranquilizers in terms of their effect on anxiety?

Sedatives reduce anxiety, while tranquilizers do not affect it. Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanism by which phenothiazine tranquilizers produce their tranquilizing effect?

Blocking histamine (H1) receptors in the brain Signup and view all the answers

Why might phenothiazines be unsafe to use in animals with hypotension?

They block alpha-1 receptors causing blood pressure to fall further Signup and view all the answers

What effect can acepromazine have on motion sickness in dogs?

Relieve it due to its antiemetic properties Signup and view all the answers

Why can the protrusion of the nictitating membrane (third eyelid) be alarming to clients?

It blocks vision and affects ophthalmologic examination Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant difference between phenothiazine tranquilizers and some sedatives?

Sedatives have an analgesic effect, unlike phenothiazine tranquilizers Signup and view all the answers

How do phenothiazine tranquilizers affect the ability of animals to respond to pain?

They allow animals to feel and respond to pain very well Signup and view all the answers