Ketamine-acepromazine as an anaesthetic agent for chinchillas (Chinchilla laniger).
Intramuscular injections of ketamine-acepromazine provided satisfactory surgical levels of anaesthesia. Induction was smooth. There was a wide margin of safety with no significant side effects, and there were no deaths attributable to anaesthesia. Induction time was 4-6 min, duration of surgical anaesthesia was 40-60 min, with complete recovery in 2-5 h. 80 chinchillas were used for this study.
D000075:Acepromazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D002682:Chinchilla / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003051:Cochlea / Q000601:surgery; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000662:veterinary; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000662:veterinary; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000075:Acepromazine; D007649:Ketamine