White rhino pushing in crates leading to possible nasal occlusion; mortalities aro hyalase anaphylaxis; dosage error

White rhino pushing in crates leading to possible nasal occlusion; mortalities aro hyalase anaphylaxis; dosage error

Henry Labuschagne: 

HO.

You gave 10mg medetomidine and gave 5ml yohimbine/atipamezole thus 10mg atipamezole.

I would give a minimum of 3mg atipamezole per mg medetomidine = 30 mg atipamezole.

I would give 5ml yohimbine/atipamezole plus 20mg atipamezole.

Give atipamezole slow iv or im to prevent drop in blood pressure and reduced cardiac output.

HO Reuter: 

Good point. In retrospect you are right, Henry. Some of them have walked and travelled well with no reversal of medetomidine with yohimbine / atipamazole, so I probably was expecting all of them to react the same.

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