Immobilization of free-ranging Hoffmann´s two-toed and brown-throated three-toed sloths using ketamine and medetomidine: a comparasion of physiologic parameters
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2008 |
| Descripción: | Free-ranging Hoffmann’s two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni; n526) and brown throated three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus; n515) were manually captured and immobilized with 2.5 mg/kg ketamine + 0.02 mg/kg medetomidine administered intramuscularly. Physical examinations were conducted on each sloth 10 min after initial injection, and blood, fecal, and ectoparasite samples were collected. Heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, indirect systolic blood pressure, and indirect peripheral oxygen saturation were monitored every 5 min for the duration of anesthesia. After 45 min, atipamazole (0.1 mg/kg) was administered intramuscu larly, as an antagonist to medetomidine, in order to facilitate recovery. All recoveries were smooth, rapid, and uneventful. Physiologic parameters were compared across time, gender, and species. All sloths, regardless of species and gender, demonstrated a time-dependent decrease in heart rate and blood pressure, and an increase in respiratory rate, during the course of anesthesia. Peripheral oxygen saturation was similar for all sloths over time. There were significant species differences for heart rate (Choloepus . Bradypus), respiratory rate (Choloepus . Bradypus), and systolic blood pressure (Bradypus . Choloepus), while there were significant gender differences for body temperature (males . females) and blood pressure (males . females). Results of this study suggest that the ketamine–medetomidine mixture, as described above, is a safe and effective anesthetic combination in free-ranging two- and three-toed sloths, although peripheral blood pressure should be monitored during anesthesia. |
| País: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/23522 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/23522 http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.938 |
| Palabra clave: | ATIPAMAZOLE BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI IMMOBILIZATION KETAMINE MEDETOMIDINE PHYSIOLOGY THREE-TOED SLOTH TWO-TOED SLOTH INMOVILIZACIÓN KETAMINA MEDETOMIDINA FISIOLOGÍA PEREZOSO DE TRES DEDOS PEREZOSO DE DOS DEDOS |