Background: The
knowledge of secure
anesthetic protocols for
reptiles is very important, especially because they are aggressive species and they have peculiar
physiology , unpredictable reactions to the same
drug in different environmental conditions and different physiological responses can be observed. The
anesthetic protocol aims
immobilization ,
analgesia and
muscle relaxation for adequate, safe and easily reversible
anesthesia . Few
reports have been described on
anesthesia in
animals and, before that, the objective of this study is to
report the
anesthetic protocol that was used and vital
parameters monitoring in an
Alligator mississipiensis that was submitted to
surgery for
limb amputation . Case A
female American
alligator was attended, with about 8-year-old, 2 m long and 268,964 pounds, with fight
history with other
animal six months ago, resulting in a
wound in the right toracic
limb . When the lesion occurred, it was the
breeding season of the species, so we chose not to perform the
treatment at that
time . An
X-ray of the member was performed, which showed, among other changes,
osteomyelitis and
septic arthritis . Thus, the
limb amputation was indicated.
Ketamine association (10 mg/kg) and
medetomidine (0.1 mg/kg) were used as anestesic
premedication , both administered intramuscularly. For
anesthetic induction,
propofol (4 mg/kg) intravenously was used. The
animal was [...]