Avaliação da dexmedetomidina associada à cetamina e butorfanol nos parâmetros fisiológicos, sedação e recuperação anestésica de jaguatiricas (Leopardus Pardalis)

Abstract

The chemical containment of wild felines presents several challenges and requires extensive pharmacological knowledge, being necessary to expand the study of safe anesthetic protocols, both for the animal and for the team involved. The ocelot is considered the largest species of wild painted cats in the country and occurs in several Brazilian biomes. Alpha-2-adrenergic drugs, such as xylazine, are commonly used in protocols for the chemical containment of wild cats because they promote adequate muscle sedation and relaxation, however, there is little data with the use of dexmedetomidine in the species, a highly selective drug capable of promoting important sedation with minor undesirable effects. Dissociative anesthetics, such as ketamine, are widely used in the chemical containment of wild animals because they promote intense sedation with little cardiovascular depression. The association of opioids in anesthetic protocols allows the reduction of doses of other drugs and consequently their undesirable effects. Butorphanol has a tranquilizing action with little major cardiovascular change, in addition to promoting visceral analgesia. In order to expand knowledge on adequate chemical containment and handling of wild cats, the work aimed to evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine, with few studies published for the species, in association with ketamine and butorphanol in the physiological parameters, quality of sedation and recovery in ocelots.