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Heart rate (HR), invasive mean arterial pressure (MAP) and end-tidal concentration of isoflurane (etISO) were recorded at surgical timepoints: pre-stimulus baseline (T0), skin and abdominal wall incision (T1), induction of capnoperitoneum (T2), traction and ligation of the right (T3) and left ovaries (T4). Intraoperative data collection and adjustment of the hypnotic plan were performed by an operator blinded to the used technique. Cardiovascular response (CR) was defined as a 20% increase in MAP and\/or HR from T0. Dogs with MAP greater than 30% of baseline received an infusion of remifentanil (0.5 mcg\/kg\/min) and were recorded as intraoperative rescue analgesia (iRA) events. Postoperative analgesia was assessed with Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale short form (GCMPS-SF) at 2 and 4\u202fh after extubating.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty-two dogs were included and analyzed (12 in TAPB, 10 in QLB, 10 in P). In all groups MAP was higher than baseline at T2-T3-T4 time points (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05), in P group MAP also increased at T1 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). The incidence of CR at T1 was higher in P (70%) compared to TAPB (0%) and QLB (20%) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.001). No patient received postoperative rescue analgesia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both TAPB and QLB guaranteed adequate analgesia regarding the somatic stimulus (T1) compared to P whereas all groups were not able to prevent a cardiovascular response during the induction of capnoperitoneum (T2) and ovarian traction (T3\u2013T4). 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