IMMOBILIZATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL RESTRAINT OF WILD PIGS WITH TELAZOL^® AND XYLAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Immobilization of Chacoan Peccaries (Catagonus Wagneri) Using Medetomidine, Telazol®, and Ketamine

“…In a study by Gallagher et al (1985), collared peccaries immobilized with an average of 18 mg/kg ketamine stood after an average of 122 min. Wild pigs were considered to have recovered (controlled walking) 2 hr after the administration of Telazol (3.2 mg/kg) and xylazine (1.6 mg/kg) (Sweitzer et al, 1997). Several animals anesthetized with only Telazol at an average of 3.2 mg/ kg during the present study took longer than 8 hr to recover (data not presented).…”

“…Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) have been successfully anesthetized using Telazol and xylazine (Sweitzer et al, 1997). Ketamine has been used in collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) (Gallagher et al, 1985;Hellgren et al, 1985), and Telazol has been used in Chacoan peccaries (Allen, 1992).…”

Effects of different general anesthetics on serum hemolysis and hepatic and muscular glycogenolysis in rats

“…When administered together, these anesthetics induced neither hemolysis nor glycogenolysis immediately after the deep anesthesia. This combination of compounds has been used as a tranquilizer to immobilize wild animals (7,19). Furthermore, many studies have already demonstrated its effectiveness in anesthetizing rats and other animals (7,(18)(19)(20).…”

“…This combination of compounds has been used as a tranquilizer to immobilize wild animals (7,19). Furthermore, many studies have already demonstrated its effectiveness in anesthetizing rats and other animals (7,(18)(19)(20). In a comparative study of ketamine-xylazine, pentobarbital and tiletamine-zolazepam, the last caused fewer cardiovascular effects in rats when compared to the others (11).…”

“…In the present study, we used the commercial anesthetic Zoletil 50 ® , which is a combination of tiletamine-zolazepam and xylazine, to cause deep anesthesia, analgesia, sedation, and efficient muscle relaxation prior to surgery (7,19,20). This combination also decreased the final cost, because it reduced the Zoletil 50 ® concentrations required.…”