A safe anesthetic for rabbits, using methoxyflurane.
Methoxyflurane was given by inhalation as the sole anesthetic agent to 42 New Zealand white rabbits, with no mortality. The depth of respiration as well as the changes in the color of the ears were monitored constantly. A technique for administering methoxyflurane without intubation is described.
D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000379:methods; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D000818:Animals; D008733:Methoxyflurane / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008866:Microsurgery; D008954:Models, Biological; D011817:Rabbits / Q000601:surgery*
D008733:Methoxyflurane