REDUCTION OF A RECTAL PROLAPSE IN A WILD LIONESS

Authors :: M. H. Woodford
Source :: Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 9:178-181
Publication Year :: 1973
Publisher :: Wildlife Disease Association, 1973.
Abstract: A rectal prolapse in a wild lioness (Panthera leo Linnaeus) was manually reduced with the aid of chemical restraint and anaesthesia employing phencyclidine hydrochloride, acetylpromazine and thiopentone sodium. The ethical justification for the procedure was based on aesthetic and economic values.

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