VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

INTRAVENOUS ROUTE

Administration of medicines by I/V

• This route is mainly used in case of emergency or in case of larger sized birds like cranes, storks etc.
• Take care of the hematoma development or bleeding that may often occur.
• This is very important esp. in case of smaller sized aviary species.
• The veins to be used for the administration of medicaments are dealt under the chapter of ‘Collection of blood sample’.