Cardiorespiratory effects of medetomidine-butorphanol, medetomidine-butorphanol-diazepam, and medetomidine-butorphanol-ketamine in captive red wolves (Canis rufus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-107

  Larsen, R Scott ^a,b   Loomis, Michael R ^a,b   Kelly, Brian T ^a,c,d   Sladky, Kurt K ^a   Stoskopf, Michael K ^a   Horne, William A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina Zoological Park   (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Butorphanol; Canis rufus; Diazepam; Flumazenil; Immobilization; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Naloxone; Red wolf

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS RUFUS;

EID: 0442265806     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0101:CEOMBM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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