• J Zoo Wildlife Med · Jun 1999

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial

    Sevoflurane anesthesia in psittacines.

    • J E Quandt and C B Greenacre.
    • Department of Small Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA.
    • J Zoo Wildlife Med. 1999 Jun 1; 30 (2): 308-9.

    AbstractDuration of anesthesia onset (time to intubation) and recovery (time to extubation, sternal and standing) and quality of recovery were compared for sevoflurane and isoflurane in 10 adult psittacines. Both agents were initially administered at an equal volume percentage (2%) rather than at equal minimum alveolar concentrations (MACs), therefore the initial concentration was above the isoflurane MAC for dogs and birds (1.3%) but below the sevoflurane MAC for dogs (2.3%). The time to intubation was significantly longer with sevoflurane because of initially delivering the sevoflurane below suspected MAC for birds. Although recovery times (time to extubation, sternal, and standing) were not significantly different, birds recovering from sevoflurane were less ataxic. Sevoflurane is a suitable inhalant agent for use in these psittacines and merits further study.

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