Subcutaneous alfaxalone for sedation of the domestic ferret

Subcutaneous alfaxalone in ferrets produces adequate sedation

Veterinary care of the domestic ferret often utilizes chemical restraint for venipuncture, radiographs, and ultrasonography. Common forms of chemical restraint for ferrets include inhalant anesthetics and parenteral sedatives. Disadvantages of these forms of chemical restraint include adverse patient reaction and environmental contamination for inhalant anesthetics while small muscle mass and patient reactivity are challenging for intramuscular injections. Alfaxalone is a unique neurosteroid anesthetic that can be used as an induction agent intravenously and a sedative agent intramuscularly and subcutaneously. Subcutaneous injection appears to be well tolerated in small exotic species due to the increased volume the subcutaneous space can accommodate ...

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MICHELE TUMBARELLO, Med Vet, PhD Anesthesiology 30 June 2023

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Subcutaneous alfaxalone for sedation of the domestic ferret

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Subcutaneous alfaxalone for sedation of the domestic ferret

Scientific Publishing