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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 16(4), 1980, pp. 481-489
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Use of dissociative anesthetics for the immobilization of captive bears: blood gas, hematology and biochemistry values

M Bush, RS Custer, and EE Smith


ABSTRACT

Nineteen bears, representing five species (Helarctos malayanus, Ursus americanus, Ursus arctos, Tremarctos ornatus, Melursus ursinus) were immobilized a total of 52 times using either phencyclidine-promazine or tiletamine-zolazepam. Blood gas, hematology, and serum biochemistry values were determined during the immobilizations. Immobilizations conducted with tiletamine-zolazepam were characterized by rapid induction and recovery times, good muscle relaxation, and relative freedom from convulsions. Bears immobilized with phencyclidine-promazine had longer induction and recovery times and showed convulsive activity in 29% of the trials with that combination.


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