Blood Serum Analyses of Chemically and Physically Restrained White-Tailed Deer

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Abstract
The relative effects of 4 immobilization agents on 11 blood parameters of white-tailed deer (O. virginianus) were studied. Immediate, short-term (10-60 min) and long-term (1-4 days) effects were evaluated for physical restraint and for the drugs Rompun [N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-2-amine], CI-744 [tiletamine hydrochloride] and M99 [4,5.alpha.-epoxy-3-hydroxy-6-methoxy-.alpha.,17-dimethyl-.alpha.-propyl-6,14-ethenomorphinan-7.alpha.(R)-methanol]. Only glucose, K and CO2 showed any differences among treatments for samples taken immediately after the animals were immobilized. Short-term effects varied: some parameters showed changes within the period and a few parameters tended to increase linearly. No long-term effects on any blood parameters were observed for physical restraint. Each of the 3 drug treatments showed fewer long-term, as compared with short-term, effects.

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