Postanesthetic effects of two durations of isoflurane anesthesia in African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Miami, Division of Comparative Pathology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA;2. University of Miami, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA;3. Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria;4. University Hospital for Small Animals, Internal Medicine of Small Animals, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria;1. James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Fort Collins, CO, USA;2. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, Fort Collins, CO, USA;3. Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University''s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins, CO, USA;1. Hospital Veterinario Grandes Compañeros, Torreón Coahuila, México;2. DERMAVET Hospital Veterinario, Ciudad de México, México;3. Centro Veterinario México, Ciudad de México, México;4. Centro Universitario UAEM Amecameca, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Amecameca de Juárez, Estado de México, México;1. Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany;2. Small Animal Clinic, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany;1. Animal Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru;2. Microbiology and Parasitology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru;1. Koizumi Nest Animal Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan;2. Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Background: African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) are popular companion animals that require chemical immobilization to facilitate examination. The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of isoflurane anesthetic duration on recovery time, food intake, and body weight following anesthesia in African pygmy hedgehogs. Methods: Eight healthy, adult hedgehogs (4 male, 4 female) were used in this randomized, blinded, complete cross-over study. Two different isoflurane anesthetic durations of 15 minutes (ISO15) and 45 minutes (ISO45) were evaluated with a 2-week wash-out period between treatments. Physiologic parameters, reflexes, and behaviors were monitored to assess anesthesia quality. Food intake (grams of food per kg of body weight) and body weight were measured both before and after anesthesia to assess postsedation effects. Result: There was no statistically significant difference in body weight between or within treatments following the anesthetic events. A decrease in postanesthetic food intake from baseline values was noted with both treatments (ISO15: −16% [−40% to 167%]); (ISO45: −13% [−38% to 43%]), but these fluctuations were not statistically significant between or within treatments. The total amount of food consumed per hedgehog over the 6 days following anesthesia was 99 ± 23 g/kg (ISO15) and 108 ± 28 g/kg (ISO45, P = 0.15). Conclusions and clinical relevance: Differences in duration of isoflurane anesthesia of either 15 or 45 minutes does not have a clinically relevant effect on recovery time or postanesthetic food intake in hedgehogs. |
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