A safe method for repeatedly immobilizing seals.
Phocid seals were immobilized safely and repeatedly, using a combination of ketamine and diazepam at mean IM or IV dosages of 1.5 mg/kg and 0.05 mg/kg, respectively. Induction and recovery were smoother than with ketamine used alone. Experimentally induced pneumonia did not alter the effects of the drugs, thus attesting to the safety of the ketamine-diazepam combination.
D000818:Animals; D010872:Caniformia / Q000502:physiology*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D007103:Immobilization; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000502:physiology*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D007649:Ketamine; D003975:Diazepam