Chemical immobilisation of dhole ( Cuon alpinus), Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus) and Indian wolf ( Canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride
Abstract Maintaining wild animals in captivity often requires chemical immobilisation to achieve various diagnostic, surgical and management interventions. Four dholes, two Indian grey wolves and four Indian jackals were immobilised using ketamine–xylazine combination for either medical or managemen...
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crwiley:10.1002/vms3.35 2024-06-02T08:05:03+00:00 Chemical immobilisation of dhole ( Cuon alpinus), Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus) and Indian wolf ( Canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride Muliya, Sanath Krishna Shanmugam, Arun A. Kalaignan, Pa. Antony, Linto Chandranpillai, Harikrishnan Jaisingh, Nirupama 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.35 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fvms3.35 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/vms3.35 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/vms3.35 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Veterinary Medicine and Science volume 2, issue 3, page 221-225 ISSN 2053-1095 2053-1095 journal-article 2016 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.35 2024-05-03T10:43:14Z Abstract Maintaining wild animals in captivity often requires chemical immobilisation to achieve various diagnostic, surgical and management interventions. Four dholes, two Indian grey wolves and four Indian jackals were immobilised using ketamine–xylazine combination for either medical or management interventions. Based on the estimated body weight, canids were darted upon with 6–8 mg kg −1 ketamine and 0.7–1.14 mg kg −1 xylazine. Initial signs of drug effect included decreased mentation and progressive ataxia followed by recumbency. The mean ± SD of induction time was 14.25 ± 2.75 (range: 11–17 min), 11 ± 3.16 (range: 8–15 min) and 15.5 ± 3.54 (range: 13–18 min) in dhole, Indian jackal and Indian wolf, respectively. Hyperthermia was initially observed in all the jackals and dholes, whereas rectal temperature in wolves remained well within the normal range for canids. The mean duration of anaesthesia was 31 ± 8.83 (range: 23–43 min), 32.5 ± 5.32 (range: 26–39 min) and 30.5 ± 7.78 (range: 25–36 min) in dhole, Indian jackal and Indian wolf, respectively, with subsequent smooth and uneventful recovery in all the cases. The observations made during immobilisation procedures in this work suggest that chemical immobilisation of captive dhole, Indian wolf and Indian jackal with 6–8 mg kg −1 ketamine and 1 mg kg −1 xylazine is effective and safe for routine management and medical interventions in these species provided body temperature is closely monitored and corrected as appropriate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Wiley Online Library Indian Veterinary Medicine and Science 2 3 221 225 |
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Abstract Maintaining wild animals in captivity often requires chemical immobilisation to achieve various diagnostic, surgical and management interventions. Four dholes, two Indian grey wolves and four Indian jackals were immobilised using ketamine–xylazine combination for either medical or management interventions. Based on the estimated body weight, canids were darted upon with 6–8 mg kg −1 ketamine and 0.7–1.14 mg kg −1 xylazine. Initial signs of drug effect included decreased mentation and progressive ataxia followed by recumbency. The mean ± SD of induction time was 14.25 ± 2.75 (range: 11–17 min), 11 ± 3.16 (range: 8–15 min) and 15.5 ± 3.54 (range: 13–18 min) in dhole, Indian jackal and Indian wolf, respectively. Hyperthermia was initially observed in all the jackals and dholes, whereas rectal temperature in wolves remained well within the normal range for canids. The mean duration of anaesthesia was 31 ± 8.83 (range: 23–43 min), 32.5 ± 5.32 (range: 26–39 min) and 30.5 ± 7.78 (range: 25–36 min) in dhole, Indian jackal and Indian wolf, respectively, with subsequent smooth and uneventful recovery in all the cases. The observations made during immobilisation procedures in this work suggest that chemical immobilisation of captive dhole, Indian wolf and Indian jackal with 6–8 mg kg −1 ketamine and 1 mg kg −1 xylazine is effective and safe for routine management and medical interventions in these species provided body temperature is closely monitored and corrected as appropriate. |
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Muliya, Sanath Krishna Shanmugam, Arun A. Kalaignan, Pa. Antony, Linto Chandranpillai, Harikrishnan Jaisingh, Nirupama Chemical immobilisation of dhole ( Cuon alpinus), Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus) and Indian wolf ( Canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride |
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Muliya, Sanath Krishna Shanmugam, Arun A. Kalaignan, Pa. Antony, Linto Chandranpillai, Harikrishnan Jaisingh, Nirupama |
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Chemical immobilisation of dhole ( Cuon alpinus), Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus) and Indian wolf ( Canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride |
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Chemical immobilisation of dhole ( Cuon alpinus), Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus) and Indian wolf ( Canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride |
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Chemical immobilisation of dhole ( Cuon alpinus), Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus) and Indian wolf ( Canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride |
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Chemical immobilisation of dhole ( Cuon alpinus), Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus) and Indian wolf ( Canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride |
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Chemical immobilisation of dhole ( Cuon alpinus), Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus) and Indian wolf ( Canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride |
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chemical immobilisation of dhole ( cuon alpinus), indian jackal ( canis aureus indicus) and indian wolf ( canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride–xylazine hydrochloride |
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