title: Anesthesia in the coyote using a combination of ketamine and xylazine.
abstract: Ketamine and xylazine were combined to provide anesthesia for coyotes. The drugs were tested in eight adult animals divided equally by sex. A dosage combining 5.5 mg./kg. of each drug provided effective anesthesia for periods from 45 to 60 min.
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007649:Ketamine; D008297:Male; D013843:Thiazines; D014991:Xylazine
chemical_list: D013843:Thiazines; D014991:Xylazine; D007649:Ketamine