FENTANYL AND AZAPERONE PRODUCED NEUROLEPTANALGESIA IN THE SEA OTTER (Enhydra lutris)
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wildlife Disease Association in Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Vol. 17 (3) , 337-342
- https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-17.3.337
Abstract
Fentanyl was used to effectively produce neuroleptanalgesia in sea otters (E. lutris) under field conditions when given i.m. at dosages of 0.05-0.11mg/kg of body weight and in combination with azaperone at dosages of 0.11-45 mg/kg. Fentanyl at a dosage of 0.05 mg/kg, when combined with azaperone at a dosage of 0.20 mg/kg, met most of the requirements for a safe, short acting, i.m. immobilizing agent. The effects were readily reversible, there were no serious side effects and a wide safety margin.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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