Review Article

Natural Habitat, Housing, and Restraint of Six Selected Neotropical Animals in Trinidad and Tobago with the Potential for Domestication

Table 5

Anaesthetics used in the chemical restraint of the lappe.

AnaestheticDosage (mg/kg)RouteReference

Tiletamine-zolazepam20Intramuscular[43]
Xylazine1

Midazolam0.5Intramuscular[39], [41]
Ketamine25

Ketamine hydrochloride48.9[30]
Acepromazine maleate0.6

Xylazine and ketamineIntramuscular[31]

Ketamine hydrochlorideIntramuscular[32]

DiazepamOral[38]
Midazolam maleateOral