Chemical Restraint of African Lions (Panthera leo) with Medetomidine-Ketamine

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Shigeo HARA¹  Kazumi ITOH²  Nobuyuki TOMIZAWA¹  Kazuo NAKAMURA¹  Tsunenori TSUJIMOTO²  Tomoko OGINO¹ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University;Morioka Zoological Park

关键词: ketamine;    lion;    medetomidine;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.59.307

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(15)Cited-By(5)Effects of a combination of medetomidine-ketamine as a chemical restraint and antagonistic effects of atipamezole on this combination were investigated in 5 lions. The medetomidine (47.6-58.4 μg/kg) and ketamine (1.9-5.7 mg/kg) combination provided complete immobilization with good analgesia and muscle relaxation in 4 lions, while one lioness was poorly sedated by medetomidine, and additional injections of medetomidine and ketamine were required. The duration of anesthesia seemed to be much longer than one hour in 4 of the lions. Atipamezole, at four times the preceding dose of medetomidine, provided a smooth recovery and animals were able to stand up 17-61 min after its injection. Side effects were limited to vomiting after walking in 3 of 5 lions.

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