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 …

Comprehensive, practical and extensively illustrated, this book accumulates years of
practical knowledge when dealing with injured birds of prey. Written by a practicing …

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 …

Alfaxalone is an injectable neuroactive steroid anesthetic that is becoming more widely used
as a sedative in a wide range of animals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Alfaxalone is a neurosteroid anesthetic agent that has been extensively used in both human
and veterinary medicine for more than 50 yr. Previous studies involving avian species …

Alfaxalone is a safe and effective anesthetic drug for the induction of general anesthesia in
many nonavian companion animal species; however, its efficacy has not been fully …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate 2 doses of alfaxalone on cardiopulmonary parameters,
temperature, sedation, endotracheal intubation, the incidence of muscle tremors, and …

Currently, drug-induced stimulation of appetite is not commonly performed in hyporexic or
anorexic companion psittacine birds. Instead, to prevent a catabolic state and weight loss …

Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) often undergo veterinary procedures requiring
sedation; however, there is little published research evaluating the efficacy of sedation …