This Add-On Keeps Deer Hearts Happier Under Anesthesia and It Does Not Wreck Your Protocol

Anyone who has anesthetized cervids with an alpha-2 heavy protocol knows the tradeoff. You get reliable immobilization and reversibility, but you also get bradycardia, vasoconstriction, and that nagging feeling you are stressing the cardiovascular system more than you would like. A new randomized crossover study in white-tailed deer suggests there may be a smarter way to balance the equation.