In relation to horses, and performance horses in particular, the word “fatigue” is typically used...
Chemical sedation and anesthesia are integral parts of veterinary medicine in the zoo setting. Even...
The management of large hoofstock in the wild or on preserves often necessitates live capture of...
While most animals ultimately do well with general anesthesia in the hands of a dedicated...
Atipamezole, a synthetic drug with an imidazole structure, is a highly selective α2-adrenergic...
While there are inherent risks to deep sedation over general anesthesia in veterinary medicine,1 it...
Veterinarians are regularly called upon to anesthetize a wide variety of exotic animals. For the...
General anaesthetics and/or sedatives can take a number of hours to wear off and in some cases can...
The broad term “anesthesia” typically covers simple immobilization and recovery via heavy sedation...
Performing general anesthesia in the field can be impractical as well as stressful for wildlife...
Historically, the pharmacological immobilization of wild animals can be traced back to certain...
In the mid-20th Century, the chemical immobilization of exotic animals became of increasing...
In wildlife medicine, it is often necessary to chemically restrain animals to perform even the most...
The capture of free-ranging animals is an important foundation of wildlife research and...
While inhalant anesthetics remain the “gold standard” for anesthesia in veterinary medicine, there...
