| Autor: |
Mercado JA; Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Avenida Álvaro Obregón sin número, Colonia Nueva Mexicali, Baja California 21100 México, juliomr@uabc.edu.mx., Cueva H; Departamento de Biología de la Conservación, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California 22860. México., Noriega JR; Zoologico Parque Morelos, Sistema Municipal de Parques Temáticos de Tijuana (SIMPATT), La Mesa, Baja California 22105 México., Rojas AN; Pro-fauna Centro de Especialidades Médicas Veterinarias, Juárez, Tijuana, Baja California 22040, México., Campos A; Parque Zoologico Internacional A.C., Hipódromo de Agua Caliente, Tijuana, Baja California 22410 México., Lamberski N; San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, San Diego, CA 92112, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
Black-handed spider monkeys ( Ateles geoffroyi ssp.) are endangered in Mexico. Safe anesthetic protocols are important for in situ and ex situ conservation problems. Such protocols are scarce in the literature; nor have safety and physiologic responses been reported. High doses and volume are a counter side for field immobilizations. We tested an anesthetic protocol with a combination of tiletamine-zolazepam (5 mg/kg) plus xylazine (1 mg/kg) in 14 black-handed spider monkeys under human care from two facilities in Mexico. Physiological parameters such as HR, RR, T, SPO 2 , systolic arterial pressure (), diastolic arterial pressure (DAP), and median arterial pressure (MAP) were obtained. HR and RR decreased over time, but T increased significantly during the anesthetic time for the whole group; RR and T decreased for juveniles only. Variation between individuals was observed for HR, RR, and DAP. Volume reduction of drugs was achieved compared to previously reported anesthesia protocols. Induction time was fast (6.2 ± 10.4 min) and no tail prehension was seen. Recovery was prolonged (mean and SD). Physiologic parameters remained stable throughout. The protocol proved to be safe for the chemical immobilization of black-handed spider monkeys. |
