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Physiological Responses of Fishers to Immobilization with Ketamine, Ketamine-Xylazine, or Telazol® Author(s): Denise H. Mitcheltree, Thomas L. Serfass, Walter M. Tzilkowski, Randall L. Peper, Mark T. Whary and Robert P. Brooks Reviewed work(s): Source: Wildlife Society Bulletin, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Autumn, 1999), pp. 582-591 Published by: Wiley on behalf of the Wildlife Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3784077 . Accessed: 17/01/2013 16:31 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp
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IMMOBILIZATIONOF FISHERS
Physiological responses immobilization with
of
fishers
to
ketamine,
or Telazol? ketamine-xylazine,
Denise H. Mitcheltree, Thomas L. Serfass, WalterM. Tzilkowski, Randall L. Peper, Mark T Whary, and Robert P. Brooks Abstract We immobilizedwild-caughtfishers(Martespennanti) to evaluatehealthand identifyand
treat pre-existing injuries or diseases prior to their reintroduction into Pennsylvania. We determined the safety and effectiveness of ketamine (KET), ketamine and xylazine (KET-XYL),and Telazol? (TEL)with anesthesia intervals (induction time, down time, alert time, and recovery time) and physiological parameters (rectal temperature and respiration rate monitored at 4-min intervals). We sufficiently immobilized 90 of 106 fishers (85%) for examination with 100 mg KET(n=47), 100 mg KETand 10 mg XYL(n=14), or 30 mg TEL (n=29). Differences occurred among drugs for down time (P=0.007), alert time (P=0.006), and recovery time (P
