Use of orally administered carfentanil prior to isoflurane-induced anesthesia in a Kodiak brown bear

Authors
Mama, KR Steffey, EP Withrow, SJ
Citation
Kr. Mama et al., Use of orally administered carfentanil prior to isoflurane-induced anesthesia in a Kodiak brown bear, J AM VET ME, 217(4), 2000, pp. 546
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN journal
00031488 → ACNP
Volume
217
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(20000815)217:4<546:UOOACP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A combination of carfentanil and isoflurane may be used to safely induce an d maintain anesthesia in Kodiak brown bears. Response to oral administration of carfentanil may vary. Despite the large size of bears, instrumentation such as venous and arteria l catheterization may prove challenging.