Anestesia em sapo-cururu (Rhinella marina) para osteossíntese de fêmur: relato de caso

Abstract

There are few reports of anesthesia in frogs. This story had as objective report the anesthetic protocol and the monitoring of vital parameters evaluated in an adult cane toad for osteosynthesis of femur. The animal restraint was performed with the use of wetted gloves. In premedication was used the combination of ketamine, meloxicam and morphine. The induction of general anesthesia was performed using isoflurane, administered by face mask. Maintenance was employed isoflurane, in the first 25 minutes after only supplied oxygen with mask. During this period, the maintenance was with isoflurane through drip on the animal's back for cutaneous absorption. The monitoring was carried using the parameters heart rate, respiratory rate and esophageal temperature. After four hours after the procedure, the patient had already recovered, moving slowly and breathing normally. So this story of anesthesia, both MPA, as the induction, maintenance and recovery were successful. for a cane toad during femoral osteosynthesis, procedure never been described before in literature.