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

Table 7

Anaesthetics used in the chemical restraint of the capybara.

Anaesthetic	Dosage (mg/kg)	Route	References
Ketamine hydrochloride	4.7	Intramuscular (via a blowgun)	[45]
Tiletamine hydrochloride/zolazepam hydrochloride	1.17
Ketamine	1.5	Intramuscular	[58]
Xylazine	0.5
Ketamine	5.0	Intramuscular (via blow darts)	[59]
Xylazine	0.1
Zolazepam and tiletamine	3.0	Intramuscular (via a blowgun)	[60]
Morphine	0.3
Azaperone	1.2