Safe Sedation and Immobilization of Unusual Exotic Species Encountered in Practice |
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| Institution: | 1. Zoological Medicine Service, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA USA;2. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA USA;3. Veterinary Referral & Critical Care, Richmond, VA USA;1. Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL USA;2. College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL USA;1. Department of Clinical Sciences and Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS USA;2. Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS USA;3. Zoological Medicine Service, WR Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California Davis, Davis, CA USA |
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| Abstract: | Safe handling techniques for traditional exotic companion mammals (e.g., ferrets, rabbits, and rodents) have been well described. However, some uncommon species, including various wild animals maintained as pets, should not be manually restrained because of the nature of the animal and the potential for injury to both the pet and the handler. Sedation and immobilization techniques are useful to enhance safety and to facilitate diagnostic and treatment procedures. Sedatives are best administered to these animals with the aid of a squeeze cage. |
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| Keywords: | exotic mammal pet sedation immobilization |
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