title: Anaesthesia of gemsbok (Oryx gazella) with a combination of A3080, medetomidine and ketamine.
abstract: An effective anaesthesia protocol was developed for adult free-ranging gemsbok (Oryx gazella) using a combination of A3080, medetomidine and ketamine. A short induction time; good muscle relaxation, adequate oxygenation and stable heart rate and respiration rate characterised this anaesthetic regime. Equal doses of A3080 and medetomidine (22-45 microg/kg) plus 200 mg of ketamine were administered to each animal. The anaesthesia was rapidly and completely reversed by intramuscular naltrexone at a dose of X = 0.9 +/- 0.2 mg/kg and atipamezole at a dose X +/- 90 +/- 20 microg/kg. No mortality or morbidity occurred with this protocol.
authors.affiliation: Kruger National Park, Skukuza, South Africa.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grobler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jessup
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lance
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000502:physiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007649:Ketamine; D020926:Medetomidine; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D011897:Random Allocation; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007649:Ketamine; D020926:Medetomidine; D005283:Fentanyl