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Handbook of Wildlife Chemical Immobilization

Seal, Harbor (Common), Phoca vitulina

Weight

50-150 (f), 70-170 (m) kg

Recommended Drug

1.5 mg/kg Telazol®

Supplemental Drug

1 mg/kg ketamine

Antagonist

none


Alternate Drugs:
 

1.5 mg/kg ketamine plus 0.05 mg/kg diazepam


Comments:
0.02 mg/kg atropine may be added to the recommended dose to decrease secretions. For long procedures, you may wish to intubate the animal and use gas anesthesia. If seal becomes anoxic due to prolonged apnea, intubate with cuffed endotracheal tube and manually ventilate; doxapram IV may also be given.


References
: Finer, 1954; Kroll, 1962; Geraci, 1973; Hammond and Elsner, 1977; Geraci et al., 1981; Sinnett et al., 1981; Gage, 1984; 1993; Joseph and Cornell, 1988; Gales, 1989; Williams et al., 1990a

 

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