Immersion anesthesia with alfaxalone in a goldfish

Anesthesia of fish, ranging from sedation to narcosis, is a common procedure in biomedical research, zoo health management, and fish farming. It reduces stress in the animal, decreases handling trauma, minimizes movement, and allows diagnostic and treatment procedures to be humanely performed. In clinical practice, although anesthesia of fish is described, it is infrequently performed outside of specialty practices. With increased demand by fish owners for accurate clinical diagnosis and enhanced treatment, a simple anesthetic protocol will allow general practitioners to perform diagnostic testing and noncomplicated surgical procedures.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Exotics Source Type: research