Comparison of ketamine and pentobarbital anesthesia in the Mongolian gerbil.
The clinical course of pentobarbital and ketamine anesthesia are compared following a single injection of each and as anesthesia for carotid ligation in the Mongolian gerbil. Induction time to pinprick insensitivity was found to be the same for each agent; however, ketamine allowed earlier emergence and, moreover, observation of peripheral motor activity during the operative procedure.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D005849:Gerbillinae; D007649:Ketamine; D008026:Ligation; D010424:Pentobarbital
D007649:Ketamine; D010424:Pentobarbital