Detomidine (0.17 ± 0.03 mg/kg, p.o.) followed in 20 min by carfentanil (7.88 ± 1.85 μg/kg, p.o.) reliably restrained an adult Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestrus) eight times for short medical procedures. Detomidine caused head droop, sawhorse stance, ataxia or head pressing (or both). Sternal or lateral recumbency was reached within 10.75 ± 7.6 min of carfentanil administration. Recoveries after i.v. and s.c. administration of yohimbine and naltrexone were smooth and rapid, with the tapir standing within 2–5 min.
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1 December 2003
SERIAL IMMOBILIZATION OF A BRAZILIAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS TERRESTRUS) WITH ORAL DETOMIDINE AND ORAL CARFENTANIL
Christal G. Pollock,
Edward C. Ramsay
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 34 • No. 4
December 2003
Vol. 34 • No. 4
December 2003
Anesthesia
carfentanil
Detomidine
tapir
Tapirus terrestrus
transmucosal