Title
Chemical immobilization of Bornean leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis borneoensis) with tiletamine and zolazepam under field conditions in Borneo
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Nájera F.
Cediel-Algovia R.
Hearn A.
Ross J.
Dench R.
Nathan S.
de Gaspar I.
Revuelta L.
Global Canopy Programme
Publisher(s)
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Abstract
Nine wild Bornean leopard cats were anesthetized using a combination of tiletamine and zolazepam (Zoletil©) after being captured in humanely-designed live traps in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, for the purpose of fitting radio-collars. For five leopard cats (group 1) a single dose of 6.92±1.06 mg/kg of Zoletil© was administered. The mean induction time from the initial Zoletil© dose was 7.9 ± 1.77 minutes, and the mean anesthesia time was 47.2 ± 25.1. For 4 leopard cats (group 2) after an initial mean dose of 6.92±1.06 mg/kg of Zoletil©, it was necessary to administer a second dose (or booster) of Zoletil© (mean dose 2.6±0.33 mg/kg) or ketamine (mean dose 3.5± 0.05mg / kg) to achieve complete immobilization. There were differences between the periods of anesthesia resulting from these boosters, which were 43.5 ± 2.1 minutes for ketamine and 89.5 ± 6.36 minutes for Zoletil©. We conclude that an initial dose of Zoletil© of 6.92 mg/kg can produce an adequate plane of anaesthesia without needing additional or booster injections of anaesthetic; if a booster is required, the use of ketamine in preference to Zoletil© has the benefit of shorter release times (245 minutes for ketamine booster compared to 350 minutes for Zoletil© booster) whilst providing adequate anesthetic times (mean 43.5 minutes for ketamine booster).
Start page
445
End page
448
Volume
43
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84897941569
Source
Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
ISSN of the container
01256491
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