Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia is the definitive, comprehensive
reference for the growing fields of zoo, wildlife, and exotic animal veterinary medicine. This …

The use of procedural sedation in birds has become a routine practice in veterinary
medicine during the past 10 years, with a corresponding increase in avian sedation …

The increasing knowledge on the anesthetic management of psittacine species has
resulted, during recent years, in the development of novel sedation and anesthetic protocols …

Administration of intranasal midazolam (2 mg/kg) was evaluated for sedation and effects on
cloacal temperature, respiratory rate, and heart rate in manually restrained Hispaniolan …

Objective To assess the sedative and immobilization effect of intranasal administration (INS)
of midazolam (MID) without or with INS dexmedetomidine (DXM), and some physiological …

Effective sedation methods are important to facilitate safe handling for diagnostic and clinical
procedures for small and often delicate birds such as budgerigars (Melopsittacus …

The anesthesia of caged of birds is unique not only from the aspect of anatomy and
physiology, but also due to unique requirements for anesthetic equipment, monitoring, and …

The tremendous diversity in form, function, and mode of life existing across avian orders and
between wild and domesticated species, as well as variation that exists within any given …

Sedation of pet birds has become an increasingly popular technique to facilitate common
clinical procedures, such as physical examination, blood collection, or radiography …

Safe and effective sedation protocols are important for chemical restraint of birds in clinical
and diagnostic procedures, such as clinical evaluations, radiographic positioning, and blood …