title: Chemical immobilization of captive aardvark (Orycteropus afer).
abstract: Four aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) were anesthetized over a 6-yr period. They were sedated using detomidine (0.13+/-0.025 mg/kg i.m.; 0.12-0.14 mg/kg) and anesthetized with detomidine (0.12+/-0.025 mg/kg i.m.; 0.09-0.18 mg/kg) followed by ketamine (6.3+/-1.68 mg/kg i.m.; 4.3-8.2 mg/kg). Effects of anesthesia were reversed by atipamezole (0.065+/-0.013 mg/kg i.m.; 0.05-0.09 mg/kg). The detomidine-ketamine combination produced smooth anesthesia, excellent muscle relaxation, and was suitable for routine diagnostic and therapeutic interventions (blood collection, radiologic examinations, minor surgery).
authors.affiliation: ZOO Prague, U Trojskeho zamku 3/120, 171 00, Prague 7-Troja, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vodicka
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined / Q000494:pharmacology; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D005260:Female; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000662:veterinary; D007649:Ketamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007093:Imidazoles; D007649:Ketamine; C041255:detomidine