Syracuse, NY -- A dog tranquilizer added to fentanyl for a more dangerous high has been detected in Syracuse’s street drug supply for the first time, officials said. The state issued a public health ...

The animal tranquilizers xylazine and medetomidine are in approximately one-third of the illegal opioids available in the U.S., including fentanyl, heroin and oxycodone. Animal tranquilizers enhance ...

It was 5 a.m. on a July morning on Banks Street. Using a tranquilizer dart gun that looked like an assault rifle, a volunteer veterinarian drew a bead on a wire-haired terrier mix named Scrim. The dog ...

Dexmedetomidine (Dexased, Dexdomitor, Dexmedesed, Sileo) is a medicine that’s FDA-approved for dogs and cats as a sedative. Your veterinarian can give it to help calm your pet before a minor surgery ...

In the movies, when an animal gets shot with a tranquilizer dart, it succumbs quickly. That’s not how it goes with Scrim, the Crescent City’s celebrated escape-artist dog. When Scrim was stung with ...