Chemical restraint

CHEMICAL RESTRAINT

  • Ketamine may be used in all reptiles including snakes. Dose varies with size and nature of snake. In general, the dose rate of    ketamine is 22-44 mg per  Kg body weight by Intra-muscular route and for surgical anesthesia, it may be at 66-88 mg per Kg body weight.
  • Halothane may be used in snakes like in all reptiles. Induction is generally rapid at concentration of 3-4% given by a face maksk or an induction chamber. The gas mixture may have 1:3 combination of oxygen and nitrous oxide respectively and anesthesia can be maintained at 1-1.5% halothane and recovery is usually rapid.

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