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Ferreras, P.; Aldama, J.J.; Beltr n, J.F.; Delibes, M.
Immobilization of the endangered Iberian lynx with Xylazine- and Ketamine-Hydrochloride
1994 Journal of Wildlife Diseases (30): 65-68
A combination of the dissociative anesthetic ketamine hydrochloride (KH) and the sedative hydrochloride (XH) was used to immobilize 31 Iberian lynx (Felis pardina) 45 times at Donana National Park, Spain. A mean (+/-SE) dose of 4.6 (+/-0.2) mg/kg KH and 4.0 (+/-0.2) mg/kg XH resulted in mean (+/-SE) induction time of 5.6 (+/-0.3) min and mean (+/-SE) first reaction time of 59.3 (+/-6.5)min. Convulsions occurred four times (9%), but with no noteworthy consequences.
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