Normal echocardiographic and radiographic reference values for crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) anesthetized with ketamine and midazolam

Normal echocardiographic and radiographic reference values for crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) anesthetized with ketamine and midazolam

The cardiac evaluation of wild animals is still a wide and largely unknown field for several species. Therefore, through complimentary examinations such as radiography, echocardiography and serum troponin levels, this study aimed at describing the values observed in 12 crab-eating foxes ( Cerdocyon...

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Published in:Veterinary research communications Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 961 - 965
Main Authors: Ribeiro, Victor R. F., Ramos, Ariana F., Alfonso, Angélica, Hippolito, Alicia G., Lima, Heloísa C., Codognoto, Viviane M., Silva, Diogo C. S., Tsunemi, Miriam H., Neto, Moacir L., Melchert, Alessandra, Okamoto, Priscylla T. C. G., Machado, Luiz H. A., Lourenço, Maria L. G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-09-2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Blood flow
Calcium-binding protein
Cerdocyon thous
Echocardiography
Flow velocity
Heart
Ketamine
Life Sciences
Midazolam
Radiography
Short Communication
Troponin
Ventricle
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Zoology
Cardiac evaluation
Ketamine
Echocardiography
Midazolam
Chest radiography
Wild foxes
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Summary:The cardiac evaluation of wild animals is still a wide and largely unknown field for several species. Therefore, through complimentary examinations such as radiography, echocardiography and serum troponin levels, this study aimed at describing the values observed in 12 crab-eating foxes ( Cerdocyon thous ) anesthetized with a combination of intramuscular ketamine and midazolam. Thus, through complementary exams such as radiography, echocardiography and serum troponin levels, the aim of this study was to describe the cardiac values in 12 wild foxes ( C. thous) anesthetized with an intramuscular injection of ketamine and midazolam. After anaesthetization, the radiographic, echocardiographic and immunoenzymatic reference values for the 12 males in the sample group were determined. Compared with those in domestic canids, there was a decrease in the sizes of the septum, wall and left ventricular cavity as well as decreases in the transmitral blood flow velocity indices, correlated with preserved serum cardiac troponin (cTnI) levels. Thus, M-mode echocardiography proved to be safer, with results that were comparative to those for other species of wild canids with indexed values. In addition, when evaluating the systolic function and segmentary contractions, the anesthetic combination did not have any effects on the results of complementary examinations performed in crab-eating foxes ( C. thous ) included in this study.
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ISSN:0165-7380
1573-7446
DOI:10.1007/s11259-022-09892-w