Arnemo, Jon
- Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Abstract
Body weights of bear species can be very variable within and between species. Physical capture techniques are often employed to capture wild bears. Volume limitations with blow darts necessitate the use of potent drug combinations for large bears. Intubation of bears is not difficult if the bear is in a sufficient plane of anesthesia. Depth of anesthesia should be closely monitored as some drug combinations have proven to be unreliable in bears. Polar bears can have substantial fat deposits throughout the year. Black bears and brown bears will deposit a thick layer of fat over the hindquarters in fall, and the thigh is the preferred location for dart placement. There is not a great deal of information available in the literature concerning analgesia in bears. Bears can be positioned in sternal or lateral recumbency, but can also be positioned in dorsal recumbency with few adverse effects.
Keywords
analgesia; anesthesia; black bears; body weights; brown bears; drug combinations; drug delivery method; endotracheal intubation; polar bears
Published in
Title: Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia; Third Edition
Publisher: wiley
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Zoology
Clinical Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119539278.ch35
- ISBN: 9781119539230
- eISBN: 9781119539278
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/142915