Comparison of Different Ketamine-Xylazine Combinations for Prolonged Anaesthesia in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Authors

  • M. Javdani Gandomani Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 1731, Shiraz 71345, Iran
  • A. Tamadon Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 1731, Shiraz 71345, Iran
  • A. Mehdizadeh Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahre-kord University, Shahre-kord, Iran
  • H. R. Attaran Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 1731, Shiraz 71345, Iran

Keywords:

Xylazine, ketamine, budgerigar, injectable anesthesia

Abstract

Twenty-eight budgerigars of either sex were randomly divided into four groups and injected with ketamine (20, 40, 60 & 80mg/kg respectively) along with xylazine (10mg/kg) intramuscularly. The combination of 80mg/kg of ketamine with xylazine (10mg/kg) was found to produce the longest period (159.43 ± 15.87 min.)  of anaesthesia. However, some cataleptic effects of ketamine were also recorded in birds of this group. 

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Published

2009-12-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1

Section

Research Articles