Repeated use of a thiafentanil-based anesthesia protocol in an okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
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Date Issued
2019Author
McFarland, AlexanderMama, Khursheed R.
Kinney, Matthew E.
Thurber, Mary I.
Lamberski, Nadine
Oosterhuis, James E.
Howard, Lauren L.
Clancy, Meredith M.
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife MedicineVolume
50Issue
4Start page
993End page
996
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Seven anesthesia events were performed over 6 wk on a 1.5-yr-old female okapi (Okapia johnstoni) being managed for a fetlock injury. A combination of butorphanol (B) (median; range) (0.045; 0.031–0.046 mg/kg), medetomidine (M) (0.037; 0.031–0.037 mg/kg), ketamine (K) (0.553; 0.536–1.071 mg/kg), and thiafentanil (T) (0.0045; 0.0040–0.0046 mg/kg) was administered in a padded stall....Type
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Copyright 2019 by American Association of Zoo Veterinariansae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1638/2019-0037
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