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http://dx.doi.org/10.17555/jvc.2019.12.36.6.306

Comparison of Anesthetic Responses Induced by MZT and XZT Combinations at General Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Salpingectomy in Rearing Female Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus)  

Kang, Tae Ku (Laboratory Animal Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation)
Kim, Ill-Hwa (Veterinary Medical Center, Department of Veterinary Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Jun-Am (24 Hour Medical Center)
Park, So-Young (24 Hour Medical Center)
Hwang, Dae-Youn (Department of Biomaterials Science, Pusan National University)
Kang, Hyun-Gu (Veterinary Medical Center, Department of Veterinary Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.36, no.6, 2019 , pp. 306-313 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is important to identify the most suitable anesthetic agent that has minimal side effects to be able to control and perform surgeries on bears. In this study, we examined and compared the induction and recovery times as well as the physiological changes occurring during anesthesia induced by medetomidine-zolazepam/tiletamine (MZT) and xylazine-zolazepam/tiletamine (XZT) at general anesthesia for laparoscopic salpingectomy in 326 female Asiatic black bears. The body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and levels of PaO2 and EtCO2 were the physiological changes measured during surgical procedures in female bears after anesthesia. In addition, the levels of pO2, pCO2, and sO2 were measured using a portable blood gas analyzer. To induce recovery from anesthesia, bears anesthetized with MZT were intravenously administered atipamezole and bears anesthetized with XZT were intravenously administered yohimbine. The combination MZT, at dosages of 0.019 ± 0.001 mg/kg for medetomidine and 1.4 ± 0.1 mg/kg for ZT, or the combination XZT, at dosages of 2.0 ± 0.1 mg/kg for xylazine and 3.0 ± 0.1 mg/kg for ZT, proved to be reliable and effective in anesthetizing Asiatic black bears for a 40-min handling period for routine clinical procedures. The average anesthesia induction times were 16.5 ± 0.95 min for the bears in the MZT group and 12.0 ± 0.44 min for those in the XZT group. A significant difference was noted between the two drugs (P < 0.001) in terms of the average anesthesia induction time. The anesthesia induction time was shorter for bears with lower body weights than those with higher body weights (P < 0.05). The recovery time of MZT was significantly faster than that of XZT (11.3 ± 0.45 min vs. 18.5 ± 0.83 min) (P < .001). The bears anesthetized with MZT exhibited lower cardiopulmonary suppression than those anesthetized with XZT (P < 0.05). The body temperatures and EtCO2 of bears in the M ZT group were significantly lower than those in the XZT group as time progressed after anesthesia (P < 0.05). The average pO2 before the bears were supplied with oxygen was 64.8 ± 3.7 mmHg, but it increased to 211.5 ± 42.5 mmHg afterwards (P < 0.001). In conclusion, our results indicate that bears anesthetized with MZT have longer anesthesia induction time, shorter recovery time, slower heart and respiratory rates, and lower body temperatures and EtCO2 than those anesthetized with XZT. These findings suggest that XZT is preferable to MZT, warranting further research on its uses and clinical responses in bears.
Keywords
anesthesia; $Zoletil^{(R)}$; medetomidine; xylazine; rearing Asiatic black bear;
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