Background Feline
night monkeys are very susceptible to stress when handled, and because of that, the use of
anesthetic and
physical restraint methods should be carefully evaluated. To ensure a safer
anesthesia to the
animals the present study aimed to observe the influence of four restraint
protocols in the
blood pressure of
Aotus azarae infulatus.
Methods Blood pressure was obtained from 10
animals subjected to restraining
protocols using
tiletamine and
zolazepam ,
isoflurane ,
ketamine and
midazolam , and
physical restraint and results were evaluated to determine their effect on this exam. Results Among the restraint
protocols tested, the
anesthetic isoflurane promoted lower
blood pressure values and no differences were observed between values measured in both
arms in all groups. Conclusion The results of our study suggest that all restraint
protocols tested significantly alter
blood pressure in this species of
primates .