title: Alpha-2 agonist dissociative anesthetic combinations in fallow deer (Cervus dama).
abstract: Three anesthetic protocols, each using an alpha-2 agonist sedative in combination with a dissociative anesthetic, were evaluated in 17 captive fallow deer (Cervus dama). The alpha-2 agonist was given first in two of the three protocols: 1) detomidine (0.1-0.2 mg/kg i.m.) followed by tiletamine-zolazepam (3.0-6.3 mg/kg i.m.) and 2) xylazine (0.6-0.9 mg/kg i.m.) followed by tiletamine-zolazepam (4-5 mg/kg i.m.). In the third protocol, xylazine (1.0-6.2 mg/kg i.m.) and ketamine (2.5-5.1 mg/kg i.m.) were given simultaneously. Each of the sedative/anesthetic combinations produced acceptable immobilization in fallow deer and both provide an alternative to narcotic anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Córdoba University, Spain.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Galka
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Quevedo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Santisteban
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gómez-Villamandos
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D003670:Deer / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007093:Imidazoles; D007649:Ketamine; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects; D013992:Tiletamine; D013997:Time Factors; D014991:Xylazine; D015041:Zolazepam
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D007093:Imidazoles; D014991:Xylazine; D013992:Tiletamine; D007649:Ketamine; C041255:detomidine; D015041:Zolazepam