• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.194-197
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• 2005

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.