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1 January 1990 Chemical Immobilization of Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
Terry J. Kreeger, Ulysses S. Seal, John R. Tester
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Abstract

Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were immobilized with one of the following drug combinations: ketamine/xylazine (n = 22), ketamine/promazine (n = 35), ketamine/midazolam (n = 13), or tiletamine/zolazepam (n = 22). Foxes given ketamine/xylazine had the shortest induction and longest recovery times relative to other drug combinations, whereas foxes given ketamine/midazolam had the longest induction times. Recommended doses for the various combinations are given. Foxes given ketamine/xylazine were given either 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 mg/kg yohimbine, or saline 40 min after anesthetic induction. Administration of yohimbine significantly shortened arousal and recovery times relative to control values (P < 0.001).

Kreeger, Seal, and Tester: Chemical Immobilization of Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
Terry J. Kreeger, Ulysses S. Seal, and John R. Tester "Chemical Immobilization of Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 26(1), 95-98, (1 January 1990). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-26.1.95
Received: 21 March 1989; Published: 1 January 1990
KEYWORDS
chemical immobilization
experimental study
ketamine HCL
midazolam HCl
promazine HCL
red fox
tiletamine
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