Acta Vet. Brno 2024, 93: 275-280

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202493030275

Postanaesthetic bilateral laryngeal paralysis in a pony – a case report

Katarína Tóthová1, Radovan Kabeš1, Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger2

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Equine Clinic, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Zürich, Vetsuisse Faculty, Department of Diagnostics and Clinical Sciences, Zürich, Switzerland

Received February 16, 2024
Accepted July 11, 2024

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