Anaesthetic management of a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) for caesarean section

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dc.contributor.author Kadwa, Abdur Rahmaan
dc.contributor.author Brown, Geoffrey James
dc.contributor.author O'Dell, Jacques Henry
dc.contributor.author Zeiler, Gareth Edward
dc.contributor.author Buck, Roxanne Kate
dc.date.accessioned 2022-09-05T11:37:31Z
dc.date.issued 2021-12
dc.description.abstract After delivering a single stillborn cub, a 4-year-old, semi-feral, captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) presented at full-term pregnancy with either suspension of labour or uterine inertia and a caesarean section was performed. The cheetah was sedated with 0.0357 mg/kg medetomidine intramuscularly, followed by intravenous induction with propofol to effect and maintenance on isoflurane inhalational anaesthesia. Each cub was administered a total of 0.15 mg atipamezole intramuscularly, in 0.05 mg increments, after delivery. The anaesthetic management of the cheetah focused on selecting anaesthetic drugs that would minimise neonatal drug exposure and ultimately maximise the chances of neonatal viability. Additionally, the drugs administered had to also provide sufficient sedation to ensure personnel safety. Finally, the anaesthesia of the cheetah had to be considered in context of the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy. en_US
dc.description.department Companion Animal Clinical Studies en_US
dc.description.department Production Animal Studies en_US
dc.description.embargo 2022-09-25
dc.description.librarian hj2022 en_US
dc.description.uri https://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/vrc2 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kadwa, A.R., Brown, G.J., Henry O'Dell, J., Zeiler, G.E. & Buck, R.K. Anaesthetic management of a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) for caesarean section. Veterinary Record Case Reports 2021;9:e191. https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.191. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2052-6121 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1002/vrc2.191
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87074
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Wiley en_US
dc.rights © 2021 British Veterinary Association. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Anaesthetic management of a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) for caesarean section. Veterinary Record Case Reports 2021;9:e191. https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.191. The definite version is available at : https://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/vrc2. en_US
dc.subject Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) en_US
dc.subject Anaesthetic management en_US
dc.subject Caesarean section delivery en_US
dc.title Anaesthetic management of a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) for caesarean section en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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