THE ACID-BASE STATUS OF LIONS, Panthera leo, IMMOBILIZED WITH FOUR DRUG COMBINATIONS1

MITCHELL BUSH; HANDY CUSTER; JOHANNA SMELLER; LENA MAY BUSH; U.S. SEAL; ROBERT BARTON

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-14.1.102

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1 January 1978 THE ACID-BASE STATUS OF LIONS, Panthera leo, IMMOBILIZED WITH FOUR DRUG COMBINATIONS

MITCHELL BUSH, HANDY CUSTER, JOHANNA SMELLER, LENA MAY BUSH, U.S. SEAL, ROBERT BARTON

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 14(1):102-109 (1978). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-14.1.102

Abstract

Fifty-eight immobilizations were conducted using 21 lions (Panthera leo) and 4 drug combinations. The combinations used were ketamine-phencyclidine-promazine, xylazine-phencyclidine-promazine, xylazine-ketamine-phencyclidine-promazine, and tiletamine-zolazepam.

All 4 combinations produced only insignificant alterations to the lions′ acid-base balance during immobilization. Tiletamine-zolazepam-immobilized lions had rapid induction times, good muscle relaxation and freedom from convulsions. Lions immobilized with the other 3 combinations encountered long induction periods, muscle rigidity, vomiting, retching and convulsions.

BUSH, CUSTER, SMELLER, BUSH, SEAL, and BARTON: THE ACID-BASE STATUS OF LIONS, Panthera leo, IMMOBILIZED WITH FOUR DRUG COMBINATIONS1

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MITCHELL BUSH, HANDY CUSTER, JOHANNA SMELLER, LENA MAY BUSH, U.S. SEAL, and ROBERT BARTON "THE ACID-BASE STATUS OF LIONS, Panthera leo, IMMOBILIZED WITH FOUR DRUG COMBINATIONS," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 14(1), 102-109, (1 January 1978). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-14.1.102

Received: 27 June 1977; Published: 1 January 1978

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