Table 3 An overview of the different anaesthetic protocols used for Crocodylus species
From: Sedation and general anaesthesia of crocodilians: a systematic review
Protocols used for Crocodylus species | |||||||
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Drug combination administration | |||||||
(Dose [mg/kg]) | Route | Species | Body weight [kg] | Induction time [min] | Recovery time [min] | Refs. | |
Medetomidine (0.5) | IM TL | C. porosus | 2.0–4.8 | 15–30 \(\pm\) 10 (1) | 10 \(\pm \,5\) (2) | [7] | |
IM TL | C. porosus | 3.6–11.3 | 30 | 120–135 |
| [6] | |
IM TL | C. porosus | 5.6–8.1 | 30 | 15–30 (2) | |||
IM Tail | C. porosus | 3.7–7.3 | Only sedation | ||||
IM PL | C. porosus | 3.0–8.1 | Only sedation | ||||
IM TL | C. johnstoni | 8.5–12.2 | Not immobilised | 90 | |||
Medetomidine (0.75) | IM TL | C. johnstoni | 4.1–7.6 | 30–45 | 90 | ||
Medetomidine (0.5–2) | IM TL | C. porosus | 1–2 | Not immobilised | 15 (2) | ||
Medetomidine (0.25–1) | IV OS | C. porosus | 1–2 | Not immobilised | _ | ||
Medetomidine (0.3) Ketamine (15) Sevoflurane † | IM TL | C. niloticus | 4.2 \(\pm\) 1.7 | 16 \(\pm\) 8 | 20–60 | [13] | |
Medetomidine (0.0063–0.0106) Propofol (1.6–3.8) Isoflurane † | IM TL IV OS | C. niloticus | 21–47 | _ | 123–195(3) | [12] | |
Midazolam (5) | IM TL | C. porosus | 2–3.5 | 15 | 60 | [1] | |
Alfaxalone | IV OS | C. porosus | 0.6–2.5 | 5 | 10–105(1) | [8] | |
(3) | 0.2–0.6 | 5 | 10–55(1) | ||||
