Chelonia (Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins)

Vigani, Alessio

doi:10.1002/9781118792919.ch22

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“…13,14 If animal handling is necessary, creature-specific methods are suggested by veterinarians for the protection of both the handler and animal: the alligator snapper is held with gloved hands on specific, lateral portions of the carapace away from the head, followed by the turtle being allowed to bite down on an object such as a PVC pipe (Figure 7). 3 Unfortunately, children are more likely to be bitten by animals and sustain more severe injuries when bitten. 15 As many as 1% of all pediatric visits to emergency departments during summer months are for treatment of bite wounds, many occurring on the hands.…”

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“…2 Like many aquatic Chelonians, it is a predator that responds unpredictably and with aggression when handled. 3 Southern folklore weaves tales of the turtle’s bite as being powerful enough to split a broom handle in two, and the traumatic amputation of fingers from an alligator snapping turtle bite has been purported in legend as well as in the lay press. 4 –6…”

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“…2 Like many aquatic Chelonians, it is a predator that responds unpredictably and with aggression when handled. 3 Southern folklore weaves tales of the turtle's bite as being powerful enough to split a broom handle in two, and the traumatic amputation of fingers from an alligator snapping turtle bite has been purported in legend as well as in the lay press. [4][5][6] We present the case of a 15-year-old boy who sustained a near total amputation of his second digit from an alligator snapping turtle (M temminckii) bite, which required emergent antibiotics and surgical formalization.…”

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Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite

Johnson

Nielsen

2016

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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Legend states that the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) should be handled with extreme caution as it has jaw strength powerful enough to bite a wooden broomstick in half. Tales of bite injuries from what is the largest freshwater turtle in North America exist anecdotally, yet there are few descriptions of medical encounters for such. The risk of infection from reptilian bites to the hand in an aquatic environment warrants thorough antibiotic treatment in conjunction with hand surgery consultation. We present the first case report of a near total amputation of an index finger in an adolescent boy who had been bitten by a wild "gator snapper."

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Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite

Johnson

Nielsen

2016

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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“…These medications are typically administered intramuscularly or intravenously to induce and maintain anaesthesia [10]. Because reptiles have a notoriously prolonged recovery, it is important to choose a suitable combination of drugs that should have wide safety margins, should be short-acting, and should be reversible where possible, promoting more rapid recovery after anaesthesia [10,[12][13][14]. Dexmedetomidine, an a2-adrenergic agonist, provides sedation, muscle relaxation properties, and analgesia in many species, reptiles included [10].…”

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Comparison of Subcutaneous versus Intramuscular Dexmedetomidine–Midazolam–Ketamine–Morphine (DMKM) Mixture as Chemical Restraint for Endoscopic Sex Determination in Aldabra Giant Tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea)

Masi,

Vetere,

Casalini

et al. 2023

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Sex identification through coelioscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique used to determine the sex of chelonians by directly visualizing their internal reproductive organs. An adequate anaesthesiologic plan is essential to guarantee patient immobilization and proper analgesia during the entire surgical procedure. In this study, we evaluated the effects of a combination of dexmedetomidine (0.05 mg/kg), midazolam (1 mg/kg), ketamine (8 mg/kg), and morphine (1 mg/kg) (DMKM) randomly delivered intramuscularly (IM) or subcutaneously (SC) in twenty-one Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) into the right antebrachium for celioscopic sex identification. Heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), and body temperature (BT) were measured, along with the skeletal muscle tone of the thoracic and pelvic limbs, neck retraction reflex, palpebral reflex, and jaw tone every 15 min. The anaesthesiologic plan was considered to be adequate at the loss of the thoracic and pelvic limb retraction reflexes. After a 45 min interval, if the anaesthetic plan was deemed insufficient for the celioscopic procedure, a 5 mg/kg dose of propofol was administered intravenously into the subcarapacial venous plexus. At the end of the procedure, atipamezole (0.5 mg/kg) and flumazenil (0.05 mg/kg) were administered intramuscularly into the left antebrachium as reversal agents. Both HR and RR decreased from baseline to both 15 and 30 min. Due to the persistence of thoracic and pelvic limb retraction reflexes 45 min after DMKM administration, 6/11 (55%) cases in the SC group required the additional administration of propofol, in contrast to only 1/10 (10%) cases in the IM group (p = 0.05). The recovery times were comparable between the successfully induced animals in the IM and SC groups. In this study, the intramuscular administration of a DMKM combination quickly produced chemical restraint, suitable for celioscopic sex determination.

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Natural History and Medical Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Chelonians

Norton

Allender

2019

Medical Management of Wildlife Species

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Chelonia (Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins)

Cited by 10 publications

References 77 publications

Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite

Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite

Comparison of Subcutaneous versus Intramuscular Dexmedetomidine–Midazolam–Ketamine–Morphine (DMKM) Mixture as Chemical Restraint for Endoscopic Sex Determination in Aldabra Giant Tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea)

Natural History and Medical Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Chelonians

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