Influence of volatile anaesthetics on haematology and clinical chemistry in ferrets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During our years of working with ferrets in our laboratory animal facility, we observed that in several healthy young female ferrets, signs of anaemia could be detected during the entry examination although none of the ferrets expressed any clinical symptoms at the time of blood withdrawal. We aimed to compare the influence of inhalation anaesthesia with isoflurane and sevoflurane to restrained, awake ferrets on several blood parameters. After arrival at our facility all ferrets received a hormone chip to subdue oestrus. Routine blood withdrawal was conducted followed by routine blood work including haematology, clinical chemistry and electrolytes. Since the size of the cannula for implementation of the hormone chip is relatively large and the insertion probably quite pa

SUBMITTER: Schroder ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616128 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature