Field Chemical Immobilization of Free-Ranging Crested Porcupines with Zoletil
Hystrix cristata
anesthetic
immobilization
rodent
tiletamine-zolazepam mixture
Journal
Veterinary sciences
ISSN: 2306-7381
Titre abrégé: Vet Sci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101680127
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2020
01 Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
16
10
2020
revised:
14
11
2020
accepted:
25
11
2020
entrez:
4
12
2020
pubmed:
5
12
2020
medline:
5
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The tiletamine-zolazepam mixture is a widely used anesthetic for chemical immobilization of wild mammals due to its short induction time, good muscle relaxation, smooth recovery with low convulsions occurrence, and minimal effect on respiration. An injection dose of 7-8 mg/kg of tiletamine-zolazepam has been proven to be an effective and safe immobilizing mixture for crested porcupines under field conditions. However, the occurrence of long immobilization and recovery times, with high excitement and convulsion during awakening, were recorded. In order to reduce such side effects after recovery, the effectiveness of a lower dosage (4-6 mg/kg) of tiletamine-zolazepam (Zoletil
Identifiants
pubmed: 33271892
pii: vetsci7040194
doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040194
pmc: PMC7711649
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : Università di Pisa
ID : nd
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