title: Evaluation of three immobilization combinations in the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris).
abstract: Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the world's largest rodent. Owing to its uniqueness, 50 AZA institutions in North America display this species. As shown by a survey, no standard anesthetic protocol has been developed for this species. As a part of an ongoing behavioral study in Venezuela, capybaras were surgically implanted with radio transmitters. Animals were randomly assigned to one of the three immobilization protocols: (1) Tiletamine HCl/Zolazepam HCl, (2) Tiletamine HCl/Zolazepam HCl/Medetomidine HCl, and (3) Tiletamine HCl/Zolazepam HCl/Medetomidine HCl/Butorphanol tartrate. The protocol recommended for minimally invasive procedures when inhalant anesthetics are unavailable is a combination of Tiletamine HCl/Zolazepam HCl/Medetomidine HCl/Butorphanol tartrate. This is based on ease of administration, volume, onset of action, depth of anesthetic achieved, reversibility, safety, and costs.
authors: University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. leptofallax@yahoo.com
authors: Jay D
authors: JD
authors: King
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Congdon
authors: Carolina
authors: C
authors: Tosta
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D002077:Butorphanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D007103:Immobilization / Q000662:veterinary*; D020926:Medetomidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000502:physiology*; D013992:Tiletamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D015041:Zolazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D013992:Tiletamine; D015041:Zolazepam; D020926:Medetomidine; D002077:Butorphanol