Anesthetization of a Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) for the treatment of a chronic eye infection and amputation of a metatarsal bone.
Tranquilization using 3 mg/kg of ketamine by intramuscular injection followed by inhalation anaesthesia using halothane was performed on an adult Cape fur seal in order to perform a metatarsal amputation and ophthalmic examination. Ketamine was found to have little effect at the dosage used while halothane proved to be a rapid induction agent providing a safe, continued level of surgical anaesthesia. Variations in cardiac rate and body temperature were recorded during anesthasia and blood was sampled for haematology.
D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D010872:Caniformia / Q000601:surgery*; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D046069:Fur Seals / Q000601:surgery*; D006221:Halothane; D007649:Ketamine; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000601:surgery*
D007649:Ketamine; D006221:Halothane