Midazolam is a benzodiazepine medication used for anesthesia, seizures, procedural sedation and agitation. In combination with medetomidine HCL (3.3 MG/ML) and ketamine HCL (150 MG/ML), the three...
Naltrexone hydrochloride is an opioid receptor antagonist that is used in veterinary medicine to block receptors as a reversal agent for opiate agonists such as butorphanol. It is also used for the...
Wildlife practice is a specialized area of veterinary medicine, particularly in the realm of large and exotic hoofstock. Restraining individual animals of these species nearly always requires the use...
Powerful synthetic opiates are essential tools for capturing and handling wild animals. These drugs provide rapid and relatively long-lasting immobilization that can be completely reversed by...
Many procedures that are routinely accomplished in domestic animals with minimal restraint require anesthesia for the welfare and safety of both the zoo animal and veterinarian. Therefore, the...
While the anesthesia of wild animals is often carried out under difficult conditions, procedures for the anesthesia of zoo animals—many being of the same species encountered in the...
Oftentimes, procedures that are routinely accomplished in companion animals with minimal restraint require sedation or anesthesia for exotic species, whether in the veterinary small animal practice,...
Many procedures that are routinely accomplished in domestic animals with minimal restraint require anesthesia for the welfare and safety of both the zoo animal and veterinarian. Therefore, the...
Midazolam is a benzodiazepine medication used for anesthesia, seizures, procedural sedation and agitation. In combination with medetomidine HCL (3.3 MG/ML) and ketamine HCL (150 MG/ML), the three...
Animals in the zoo setting are similar to domestic animals in the sense that they all require regular veterinary care. Some zoo animals may be examined without any sedation, while others require full...
Information gained from the capture and handling of free-ranging animals helps advance the understanding of wildlife ecology and aids in crafting wildlife management policy. Unfortunately, animals...
