A Field System for Isoflurane Anesthesia of Multiple Species of Mesopredators

摘要: Abstract Inhaled isoflurane is one of many chemical immobilizing agents available for field anesthesia wildlife. We examined the use inhaled immobilization mesopredators. Five species mammals were anesthetized in a wetland complex south-central Nebraska with isoflurane; we developed an induction chamber to portable machine provide at capture location. Sixteen raccoons (Procyon lotor), 20 striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis), 4 Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana), 2 American badgers (Taxidea taxus) and 1 mink (Mustela vison) captured immobilized; radio-marked 11 9 skunks. Induction was smooth uneventful all immobilized. Mean times 10.7 min (SD = 1.1) 11.0 2.4) respectively. handling (post-induction) 7.1 3.9) 7.3 4.8) All animals, exception opossums, wer...