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EVALUATION OF THIAFENTANIL-MEDETOMIDINE-KETAMINE COMBINATIONS FOR ANESTHESIA WITHOUT THE USE OF A RESTRAINT DEVICE IN ZOO-HOUSED GIRAFFES (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS).
Megan M Roeder, Priya Bapodra-Villaverde, Ryan Sadler, Matthew E Kinney, Julie Swenson, Ronan Eustace, Christopher J Thibault, Kimberly A Thompson
Published: 202510.1638/2024-0111
Abstract
Giraffe anesthesia is considered high risk due to inherent challenges associated with their distinctive anatomy and physiology. This retrospective study (January 2014-January 2024) in zoo-housed giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) evaluated three thiaf…
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