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: Joubert, K., Serfontein, T., Scantlebury, M., Manjerovic, M., Bateman, Bill, Bennett, N., Waterm, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: South African Veterinary Association 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55380