Tiletamine-zolazepam, ketamine, and xylazine anesthesia of captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 332-336

  Lewandowski, Albert H ^a   Bonar, Christopher J ^a   Evans, Sara E ^b,c  

^a Veterinary Services   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Anesthesia; Cheetah; Ketamine; Tiletamine zolazepam; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

ACINONYX JUBATUS;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; TILETAMINE; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; CHEETAH; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; ZOO ANIMAL;

ACINONYX; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; KETAMINE; MALE; RESPIRATION; TILETAMINE; TIME FACTORS; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 0038305885     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0332:TZKAXA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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