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US brand names:SevoFlo
Sevoflurane Inhalant is dosed at 3–5 % Inhalation titrate to effect in african grey parrots, per Quandt JE, Greenacre CB. Sevoflurane anesthesia in psi[tt]acines. J Zoo Wildl Med. 1999;30:308-309.; Klaphake E, Schumacher J, Greenacre C, et al. Comparative anesthetic and cardiopulmonary effects of pre- versus postoperative butorphanol administration in Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis) anesthetized with sevoflurane. J Avian Med Surg. 2006;20:2-7. doi:10.1647/1082-6742(2006)20[2:caaceo]2.0.co;2 — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.455 (2026-08-01). — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.5 (Chemical Restraint/Anesthetic/Sedative/Analgesic Agents Used in Birds.a,b). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Newer volatile anesthetic with rapid induction and recovery (low blood-gas solubility). Less pungent than isoflurane allowing mask induction.
Rapid induction/recovery. Less cardiovascular depression than isoflurane. More expensive. Compound A (nephrotoxic metabolite) with CO2 absorbents — use adequate fresh gas flow.
Species references:All African Grey Parrot drugs
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