Experience with a naphthylmedetomidine - ketamine - hyaluronidase combination in inducing immobilization in anthropoid apes
2010
Abstract
The aim of the study was to compare the effect of naphthylmedetomidine to medetomidine on the behavior of orangutans and chimpanzees. Methods: The immobilization was performed as part of a medical examination in five chimpanzees and three orangutans.
Following pre-medication with midazolam (0.70-1.20 mg/kg p.o.), naphthylmedetomidine (50-70 mu g/kg), or medetomidine (20-30 mu g/kg) was given with ketamine (3 mg/kg) and hyaluronidase (150 M.U.) into musculus deltoideus