Clinical management of maggot wounds in Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)

Abstract

Clinical management of maggot wounds in Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)‎Like most other species, the Asiatic black bear is vulnerable to a wide range of diseases, ‎including infection, inflammation, parasitic infestation, and degenerative disease. The study ‎reported here the surgical and conservative management of maggot wounds, including ‎anesthetic protocol and postoperative care in Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus ‎thibetanus). Anesthesia was performed successfully by administering Xylazine and ‎Ketamineintramuscularly (IM) by remote injection using a tranquilizing gun with a 10CC anesthetic ‎dart. The clinical evaluation of the animalshowed an induction time of 4.5 minutes, duration of ‎anesthesia was 72.0 minutes, and recovery time of 38.0 minutes. All the physiological ‎parameters were within normal limits.‎Key Words: Myiasis, anesthesia, Physiological parameters Key Words: Myiasis, anesthesia, Physiological parameters Key Words: Myiasis, anesthesia, Physiological parametersKey Words: Myiasis, anesthesia, Physiological parameters, Key Words: Myiasis, anesthesia, Physiological parameters, Key Words: Myiasis, anesthesia, Physiological parameters, Key Words: Myiasis, anesthesia, Physiological parameters