The acid-base status of lions, Panthera leo, immobilized with four drug combinations.
Fifty-eight immobilizations were conducted using 21 lions (Panthera leo) and 4 drug combinations. The combinations used were ketamine-phencyclidine-promazine, xylazine-phencyclidine-promazine, xylazine-ketamine-phencyclidine-promazine, and tiletamine-zolazepam.
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000097:blood*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002335:Carnivora / Q000097:blood*; D007103:Immobilization; D007649:Ketamine; D008045:Lions / Q000097:blood*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010622:Phencyclidine; D011395:Promazine; D013992:Tiletamine; D014991:Xylazine
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D014991:Xylazine; D013992:Tiletamine; D007649:Ketamine; D010622:Phencyclidine; D011395:Promazine; D010100:Oxygen