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My students enjoy hearing about the animals I work on. By sharing with them, they are able to learn about veterinary medicine and exotic animals. In every post I have provided 'essential knowledge' for those who wish to learn about or aspire to persue a career in veterinary medicine. Take a moment to read about interesting veterinary cases and learn a little along the way.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Today I worked on a Rinkhals Cobra. This 800 gram (~2 pound) African snake is known for spitting its venom . Keepers use rigid clear plastic tubing to safely restrain venomous snakes; once tubed, gas anesthesia can be introduced into the tube. The anesthetic gas used for reptiles is Desflurane. This anesthetic gas has the lowest blood/gas solubility of all gas anesthetics. This means that inspired/expired concentrations are very similar, depth of anesthesia can be easily controlled, it is unmetabolized and requires low flow rates. The down side is it is very expensive. Desflurane optimizes anesthesia as well as metabolic and physiological differences found in reptiles. Following induction, the cobra was intubated with a size 16 cole tube and maintained for the duration of the procedure. Ironically, an evaluation of its most dangerous area, its mouth, was the reason for the exam.
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