Sedation and Anesthesia of Lizards

Tatiana H Ferreira; Christoph Mans

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2021.08.002

Sedation and Anesthesia of Lizards

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2022 Jan;25(1):73-95. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2021.08.002.

Authors

Tatiana H Ferreira¹, Christoph Mans²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Electronic address: tatiana.ferreira@wisc.edu.
² Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Electronic address: christoph.mans@wisc.edu.

PMID: 34823699
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2021.08.002

Abstract

The field of lizard sedation, anesthesia, and locoregional anesthesia is advancing with new drug protocols being evaluated, and new locoregional techniques being developed and evaluated. Inducing and maintaining effective and safe chemical restraint in lizards can be challenging, particularly in systemically diseased individuals. Understanding the anatomic and physiologic adaptations of lizards, using reversible or partially reversible injectable protocols, and using locoregional anesthesia may increase the quality of chemical restraint, facilitate faster recoveries, and limit anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: Chemical restraint; General anesthesia; Lizards; Regional anesthesia; Sedation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesia* / veterinary
Animals
Lizards*
Restraint, Physical / veterinary