Determination of an optimal dose of medetomidine-ketamine-buprenorphine for anaesthesia in the Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris)

The optimal dose of medetomidine-ketamine-buprenorphine was determined in 25 Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris) undergoing surgical implantation of a temperature logger into the abdominal cavity. At the end of anaesthesia, the squirrels were given atipamezole intramuscularly to reverse the effect...

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Main Authors: K. E. Joubert, T. Serfontein, M. Scantlebury, M B Manjerovic, P. W. Bateman, N. C. Bennett, J. M. Waterman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-04-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/41