Immobilization of wild ocelots with tiletamine and zolazepam in southern Texas

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 546-550

  Shindle, David B ^a,b   Tewes, Michael E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Leopardus pardalis; Ocelot; Telazol ; Tiletamine; Zolazepam

Indexed keywords

LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; OLIGACANTHORHYNCHUS;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; TILETAMINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; TILETAMINE; TIME FACTORS; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 0034222224     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.3.546     Document Type: Article

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