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Midazolam / ketamine induction and isoflurane maintenance of anaesthesia in a 2-month-old, hand-raised African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) : clinical communication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 75, No 1 | a448 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v75i1.448
| © 2004 G.F. Stegmann
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Submitted: 18 June 2004 | Published: 18 June 2004
Submitted: 18 June 2004 | Published: 18 June 2004
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The use of a midazolam / ketamine combination for induction of anaesthesia in a 2-month-old, hand-raised buffalo calf (Syncerus caffer) described to allow endotracheal intubation for the maintenance of anaesthesia with isoflurane and oxygen. Intraoperative complications were hypotension and hypothermia. For postoperative analgesia meloxicam and butorphanol was administered intramuscularly.
Keywords
African Buffalo; Anaesthesia; Butorphanol; Ketamine; Midazolam; Syncerus Caffer
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