title: Use of acepromazine and medetomidine in combination for sedation and handling of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and black bears (Ursus americanus).
abstract: We opportunistically evaluated a combination of acepromazine maleate and medetomidine HCl for use in sedating Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and black bears (Ursus americanus) as an alternative to scheduled drug combinations. This combination was safe and effective with limitations inherent in its sedative rather than anesthetic properties.
authors.affiliation: 1  Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, Wildlife Health Program, 4330 West Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521-2153, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Heather E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sirochman
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000075:Acepromazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020926:Medetomidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001503:Ursidae
chemical_list: D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D000075:Acepromazine; D020926:Medetomidine