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Peter D Thornton1, Christopher Newman, Paul J Johnson
1Oxford University Veterinary Services, Oxford, UK. peter.thronton@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Objective:
To investigate the use of four ketamine-based anaesthetic combinations in wild badgers.
Study Design:
Prospective, randomized, clinical trial.
Animals:
Twenty-four adult badgers.
Materials And Methods:
Animals were divided into four groups of six and were anaesthetized using either intramuscular (IM) ketamine alone (20 mg kg(-1)), ketamine (15 mg kg(-1) IM) and midazolam (0.4 mg kg(-1) IM), ketamine (10 mg kg(-1) IM) and midazolam (1 mg kg(-1) IM) or ketamine (5 mg kg(-1) IM) and medetomidine (80 microg kg(-1) IM) antagonized with atipamezole (0.8 mg kg(-1); IM). Features of each technique, i.e. quality of induction, maintenance and recovery, and the need for additional doses, were assessed using a simple descriptive scale. Physiological variables, i.e. rectal temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and blood pressure, were also recorded.
Results:
Combinations of ketamine and midazolam did not produce adequate anaesthesia. The combination of medetomidine and ketamine had few advantages over ketamine alone.
Conclusions And Clinical Relevance:
These data will contribute to a wider study attempting to refine anaesthetic techniques in badgers.
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