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Repeated use of a thiafentanil-based anesthesia protocol in an okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

dc.contributor.authorMcFarland, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorMama, Khursheed R.
dc.contributor.authorKinney, Matthew E.
dc.contributor.authorThurber, Mary I.
dc.contributor.authorClancy, Meredith M.
dc.contributor.authorLamberski, Nadine
dc.contributor.authorOosterhuis, James E.
dc.contributor.authorHoward, Lauren L.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-15T19:09:06Z
dc.date.available2020-05-15T19:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.doi10.1638/2019-0037
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/222
dc.description.abstractSeven 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....
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dc.relation.urlhttps://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-zoo-and-wildlife-medicine/volume-50/issue-4/2019-0037/REPEATED-USE-OF-A-THIAFENTANIL-BASED-ANESTHESIA-PROTOCOL-IN-AN/10.1638/2019-0037.full
dc.rightsCopyright 2019 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
dc.subjectOKAPIS
dc.subjectANESTHESIOLOGY
dc.subjectVETERINARY MEDICINE
dc.titleRepeated use of a thiafentanil-based anesthesia protocol in an okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
dc.typeArticle
dc.source.journaltitleJournal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
dc.source.volume50
dc.source.issue4
dc.source.beginpage993
dcterms.dateAccepted2020
html.description.abstractSeven 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....


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