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Anesthetic Effects of Medetomidine-Tiletamine/Zolazepam Combination in Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana)  

Jung So Young (Seoul Grand Park Zoo Veterinary Hospital Examination Affairs Division)
Kim Min-Su (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim Sun Young (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Seo Kang-Moon (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Nam Tchi-Chou (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.22, no.3, 2005 , pp. 194-197 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the anesthetic effects of intramuscularly administered medetomidinetiletamine/zolazepam ($Zoletil^{(R)}$) in the green iguana. The doses of medetomidine were 50, 100 and 150 ${\mu}g/kg$ in each groups and tiletamine/zolazepam was administered at doses of 10 mg/kg in all groups. Heart rate, respiratory rate and body temperature were measured. Anesthetic depth was evaluated by righting reflex. In all study groups, heart rate and respiratory rate significantly decreased at 5 minutes after anesthetic administration, and gradually increased after 30 minutes. The present study suggested that the combination of 100 ${\mu}g/kg$ of medetomidine and 10 mg/kg of tiletamine/zolazepam provided rapid, safe, and effective anesthesia for the green iguana.
Keywords
Medetomidein; tiletamine/zolazepam; green iguana;
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