EXCITEMENT IN AN ELEPHANT AFTER INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF ATROPINE

Citation
Me. Gross et al., EXCITEMENT IN AN ELEPHANT AFTER INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF ATROPINE, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 205(10), 1994, pp. 1437-1438
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
205
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1437 - 1438
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1994)205:10<1437:EIAEAI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A 28-year-old Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) was anesthetized for ce sarean section to remove a dead calf. The elephant was sedated with az aperone, and atropine was administered Iv 90 minutes later in preparat ion for induction of anesthesia with etorphine HCl. Within 1 minute of injection of atropine, the elephant began swaying, kicking, and movin g in an agitated manner around the stall. There is considerable variat ion among species in the toxicity of atropine, although development of toxicosis usually is associated with overdosage.