Ketamine/xylazine anesthesia in the pregnant rat.
Pregnant albino rats were anesthetized with a combination of ketamine and xylazine. A minimal effective dosage of 90 mg/kg for ketamine and 10 mg/kg for xylazine provided satisfactory anesthesia in 92% of the subjects, without adverse effects on gestation or the fetuses.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007649:Ketamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D013843:Thiazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014991:Xylazine / Q000494:pharmacology*
D013843:Thiazines; D014991:Xylazine; D007649:Ketamine