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Isoflurane anaesthesia in an African wild dog, Lycaon pictus : short communication

Author(s) -

G.F. Stegmann

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

journal of the south african veterinary association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2224-9435

pISSN - 1019-9128

DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v71i4.724

Subject(s) - isoflurane , bradycardia , anesthesia , ketamine , hypothermia , medicine , general anaesthesia , medetomidine , blood pressure , heart rate

Anaesthesia was required in a captive female African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) for surgical wound treatment. After it was immobilised with a medetomidine-ketamine combination, bradycardia, hypothermia, systolic hypertension and metabolic acidosis were observed. Surgical anaesthesia was maintained with a 1 %end-tidal isoflurane concentration. A decrease in the arterial blood pressure, rectal temperature and pHoccurred during maintenance of anaesthesia

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