RESUMO

We injected 27 adult Molina's hog-nosed skunks (Conepatus chinga) intramuscularly by hand with ketamine hydrochloride (KH) and xylazine hydrochloride (XH) in the Pampas grassland of Argentina. Skunks were immobilized with a mean (±SD) dosage of 24.9±6.5 mg/kg KH and 1.9±0.6 mg/kg XH. The mean effective dosages of KH (27.6 mg/kg) and XH (1.7 mg/kg) were higher and lower, respectively, than those reported in skunks previously. Mean induction and recovery time were 5.3±1.9 min and 47.7±18.5 min, respectively. Hypothermia was the only problem detected in field immobilization and occurred in winter but did not appear to be associated with to drug doses. We conclude that KH/XH is a safe immobilizing drug combination for Molina's hog-nosed skunk.

Assuntos

Anestésicos Combinados/administração & dosagem , Imobilização/veterinária , Ketamina/administração & dosagem , Mephitidae/fisiologia , Xilazina/administração & dosagem , Período de Recuperação da Anestesia , Anestésicos Dissociativos/administração & dosagem , Animais , Animais Selvagens , Argentina , Temperatura Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipnóticos e Sedativos/administração & dosagem , Masculino , Respiração/efeitos dos fármacos , Fatores de Tempo