title: Association of acepromazine with propofol in giant Amazon turtles Podocnemis expansa reared in captivity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effects of different concentrations of an anesthetic association in giant amazon turtles (Podocnemis expansa).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty healthy P. expansa of both sexes weighing between 1.0 and 1.5kg commercially bred in the Araguaia River Valley, Goias, Brazil, were separated into two groups (G1 n=10 and G2 n=10). Each group received a respective protocol: P1= acepromazine (0.5 mg/kg IM) and propofol (5 mg/kg IV) and P2 = acepromazine (0.5 mg/kg IM) and propofol (10 mg/kg IV). The acepromazine was administered in the left thoracic member and the propofol in the cervical vertebral sinus. Assessments were made of the anesthetic parameters of locomotion, muscle relaxation, response to pain stimuli in the right thoracic and pelvic members and heartbeat.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The anesthetic induction time was the same for both protocols (P1 and P2); however the P2 effects were of a longer duration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The sedation achieved with both protocols (P1 and P2) were satisfactory for the biological sample collection, physical examinations and minor surgeries on this species.
authors: Veterinary Sciences, UFU, Uberlandia-MG, Brazil.
authors: José Roberto Ferreira
authors: JR
authors: Alves-Júnior
authors: Andréa Cristina Scarpa
authors: AC
authors: Bosso
authors: Mariana Batista
authors: MB
authors: Andrade
authors: Valéria de Sá
authors: Vde S
authors: Jayme
authors: Karin
authors: K
authors: Werther
authors: André Luiz Quagliatto
authors: AL
authors: Santos
mesh_terms: D000075:Acepromazine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008124:Locomotion / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors; D014426:Turtles
chemical_list: D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000075:Acepromazine; D015742:Propofol