Use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus)
A mixture of tiletamine and zolazepam (Zoletil) was used to immobilize 29 captive born Iberian wolves. Based on their excitability during handling procedures the animals were categorized as excited (n = 15) and unexcited (n = 14). We observed differences in the responses of these groups to the drugs...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/61227 2024-02-11T10:02:45+01:00 Use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) Vilà, Carles Castroviejo, Javier 1994-01 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/61227 en eng Wildlife Disease Association http://www.jwildlifedis.org/content/30/1/119.full.pdf+html Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 30 (1): 118-122 (1994) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/61227 open artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 1994 ftcsic 2024-01-16T09:42:55Z A mixture of tiletamine and zolazepam (Zoletil) was used to immobilize 29 captive born Iberian wolves. Based on their excitability during handling procedures the animals were categorized as excited (n = 15) and unexcited (n = 14). We observed differences in the responses of these groups to the drugs. Although immobilized with higher doses (mean +/- SD of 6.94 +/- 2.13 versus 5.04 +/- 1.74 mg/kg for the unexcited) the excited individuals had an irregular and less predictable response, with five individuals needing additional dosages in the excited group compared to one animal in the unexcited group. Arousal time and duration of immobilization of excited wolves was not correlated to initial drug doses, but was in unexcited animals; the excited group had a poorer thermal regulation. Differences in arousal time and duration could be the a result of the different doses used. Excited wolves were older than unexcited (5.4 +/- 3.07 versus 2.86 +/- 2.11 years, respectively). For captive wolves, doses of about 5 mg/kg are recommended for non-excited and 10 mg/kg for excited individuals. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) |
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A mixture of tiletamine and zolazepam (Zoletil) was used to immobilize 29 captive born Iberian wolves. Based on their excitability during handling procedures the animals were categorized as excited (n = 15) and unexcited (n = 14). We observed differences in the responses of these groups to the drugs. Although immobilized with higher doses (mean +/- SD of 6.94 +/- 2.13 versus 5.04 +/- 1.74 mg/kg for the unexcited) the excited individuals had an irregular and less predictable response, with five individuals needing additional dosages in the excited group compared to one animal in the unexcited group. Arousal time and duration of immobilization of excited wolves was not correlated to initial drug doses, but was in unexcited animals; the excited group had a poorer thermal regulation. Differences in arousal time and duration could be the a result of the different doses used. Excited wolves were older than unexcited (5.4 +/- 3.07 versus 2.86 +/- 2.11 years, respectively). For captive wolves, doses of about 5 mg/kg are recommended for non-excited and 10 mg/kg for excited individuals. Peer reviewed |
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Vilà, Carles Castroviejo, Javier Use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) |
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Vilà, Carles Castroviejo, Javier |
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Vilà, Carles |
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Use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) |
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Use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) |
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Use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) |
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Use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) |
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Use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) |
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use of tiletamine and zolazepam to immobilize captive iberian wolves (canis lupus) |
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Wildlife Disease Association |
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1994 |
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Canis lupus |
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http://www.jwildlifedis.org/content/30/1/119.full.pdf+html Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 30 (1): 118-122 (1994) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/61227 |
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