EFFECTS OF MIDAZOLAM IN DIFFERENT DOSES IN REDTAIL BOA Boa constrictor LINNAEUS, 1758 (SQUAMATA: BOIDAE)

Authors

  • Simone Borges Salgueiro De Simone Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Líria Queiroz Luz Hirano Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • André Luiz Quagliatto Santos Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab18022230

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Animal Sanity

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of midazolam in Boa constrictor. We used 20 redtail boas, divided into two groups of ten animals each. Group 1 (G1) received 1 mg/kg of midazolam and group 2 (G2) 2 mg/kg, by intracelomic injection. The specimens of G1 presented reduction of head tone, muscle tone, manipulation, and locomotion for 233.50 ± 71.34 minutes and the representatives of G2 for 328.50 ± 125.35 minutes. No redtail boa belonging to both G1 and G2 presented absence of postural righting reflex or achieved analgesia. However, all specimens tested showed intense muscle relaxation and difficulty to move in. The turnaround time to pre-sedation conditions were 279 ± 73.55 minutes for G1 and 372 ± 142.27 minutes for G2. There were no statistical differences between evaluations of heart and respiratory rates in both groups tested. We concluded, therefore, in redtail boa, midazolam at the dosage of 1 mg/kg causes the same effect as 2 mg/kg, but with shorter recovery time, and it can be used to contain Boa constrictor, or in associations aimed at an effective muscle relaxation.
Keywords: benzodiazepinic; pharmacological restraint; reptiles; snakes.

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Author Biographies

Simone Borges Salgueiro De Simone, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Mestranda em Ciências Veterinárias, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Líria Queiroz Luz Hirano, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Doutoranda em Ciência Animal, Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás

André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Doutor, Docente da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

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Published

2017-02-07

How to Cite

DE SIMONE, S. B. S.; HIRANO, L. Q. L.; SANTOS, A. L. Q. EFFECTS OF MIDAZOLAM IN DIFFERENT DOSES IN REDTAIL BOA Boa constrictor LINNAEUS, 1758 (SQUAMATA: BOIDAE). Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 18, 2017. DOI: 10.1590/cab18022230. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/e-22230. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

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Vol. 18 (2017): Continuous publication

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MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA

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