Alice Bacon, Lucy Becker, Estelle Morgan, Rebecca Amos, Louise Byford, Simon Girling, Tobias Schwarz
{"title":"THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY OF THE EUROPEAN WILDCAT (<i>FELIS SILVESTRIS</i>).","authors":"Alice Bacon, Lucy Becker, Estelle Morgan, Rebecca Amos, Louise Byford, Simon Girling, Tobias Schwarz","doi":"10.1638/2025-0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2025-0038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Survey radiographs imaged for routine health management of captive European wildcats (<i>Felis silvestris</i>), bred for conservation translocation, were assessed to determine normal qualitative and quantitative radiographic parameters for this species (n = 37, 16 adults and 21 subadults). Normal wildcat parameters determined included vertebral heart score (VHS; 7.5-9.1), small intestine diameter (10.09-15.65 mm), small intestine diameter to second lumbar vertebral end plate ratio (1.64), small intestine diameter to fifth lumbar vertebral end plate ratio (2.82), large intestine diameter to fifth lumbar vertebra ratio (0.88), right kidney to second lumbar vertebra (L2; 2.09-2.81), and left kidney to L2 (2.07-2.75). Wildcat radiographic anatomy is similar to the domestic cat <i>(Felis catus)</i> in many respects. However, differing features included VHS, small intestinal diameter, and the presence of an os penis.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"186-193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IMMOBILIZATION OF COLLARED PECCARIES (<i>PECARI TAJACU</i>) UNDER MANAGED CARE USING MEDETOMIDINE-TILETAMINE-ZOLAZEPAM <i>VERSUS</i> MEDETOMIDINE-KETAMINE-MIDAZOLAM AND REVERSAL WITH ATIPAMEZOLE: A RANDOMIZED, BLINDED CLINICAL TRIAL.","authors":"Yasmin Bernstain, Yishai Kushnir, Nili Avni-Magen, Avital Paz-Sonnenfeld, Yael Shilo-Benjamini","doi":"10.1638/2025-0017","DOIUrl":"10.1638/2025-0017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objectives of this study were to compare two medetomidine-based protocols followed by atipamezole reversal, assessing immobilization and recovery in collared peccary (<i>Pecari tajacu</i>). Nineteen collared peccaries under managed care scheduled for tracking collar placement and routine treatments were randomly assigned to one of two protocols; medetomidine 48 ± 6 µg/kg and 2.23 ± 0.44 mg/kg tiletamine-zolazepam (Med-TZ; <i>n</i> = 9) or medetomidine 46 ± 8 µg/kg with 3.29 ± 0.45 mg/kg ketamine and 0.23 ± 0.04 mg/kg midazolam (Med-KM; <i>n</i> = 10) injected intramuscularly (IM). Both groups received reversal with IM atipamezole at five times the medetomidine dose. Physiological variables, duration and quality (scale 1-5; 1, poor; 5, excellent) of induction, immobilization, and recovery were recorded by a single-blinded observer. Data were analyzed using student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Fisher's exact test (<i>p</i> < 0.05). There were no significant differences between groups in any variable assessed. Median (range) induction times were 6 (2-33) min (Med-TZ) and 6 (4-12) min (Med-KM). A supplemental dose was required in 3/9 (Med-TZ) and 1/9 (Med-KM) animals. Mean ± standard deviation recovery times were 48 ± 32 min (Med-TZ) and 47 ± 22 min (Med-KM). Median induction, immobilization and recovery qualities were 4 (1-5), 4 (1-5) and 2 (1-5) (Med-TZ), and 5 (3-5), 4 (3-5) and 3 (2-4) (Med-KM), respectively. Median hemoglobin oxygen saturation was 94% (54-98; Med-TZ) and 95% (77-98; Med-KM). At the doses used, Med-TZ and Med-KM provided comparable and reliable immobilization with fair to good recovery quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"10-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liandrie Swanepoel, Jeremy M McKeever, Monica Lee, Jonathan Abbott, Julie Sheldon, Andrew Cushing, Wesley C Sheley, S Emmanuelle Knafo
{"title":"SEVERE BACTERIAL BRONCHOPNEUMONIA IN A GROUP OF ORPHANED AMERICAN BLACK BEARS (<i>URSUS AMERICANUS</i>) IN EASTERN TENNESSEE, USA.","authors":"Liandrie Swanepoel, Jeremy M McKeever, Monica Lee, Jonathan Abbott, Julie Sheldon, Andrew Cushing, Wesley C Sheley, S Emmanuelle Knafo","doi":"10.1638/2024-0120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2024-0120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This case series describes six cases of severe bacterial bronchopneumonia in a mixed-sex group of 9-mon-old American black bear (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) cubs residing in a rehabilitation center in eastern Tennessee. Several months after initial admittance to the rehabilitation center, six cubs were presented to a university teaching hospital with dyspnea, hyporexia, and lethargy of varying degrees of severity. Postmortem evaluation of an individual that died after a diagnostic evaluation revealed severe mucosuppurative bronchopneumonia. Culture of fresh lung tissue yielded a pure culture of <i>Streptococcus gallinaceus</i>. The other five orphaned cubs housed with this individual underwent a diagnostic evaluation and treatment. One bear died 2 d after initiation of treatment, and postmortem evaluation revealed severe bronchopneumonia as the cause of death. Another bear was euthanized after 2 wk of treatment because of significant dyspnea and lethargy. The three remaining bears responded well to treatment and were released back to the wild. Infectious etiologies are rarely a cause of morbidity or mortality in bears at this rehabilitation facility. <i>Streptococcus gallinaceus</i> has been implicated as a cause of septicemia in chickens, and as a zoonotic agent causing septicemia and endocarditis in immunosuppressed humans. The relevance of this suspected etiologic agent in wildlife is currently unknown, with sparse literature on the normal flora of American black bears or other North American carnivores. This case series is the first report of an outbreak of bacterial bronchopneumonia in the American black bear and the first reported death from a contagious disease at this rehabilitation facility since its inception 28 yr ago.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"47-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura E W Whalen, Molly E Martony, Laura A Thompson, Eric T Anderson, Melissa J Joblon, Todd L Schmitt, Catherine A Hadfield, Allison D Tuttle
{"title":"A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN NORTHERN FUR SEALS (<i>CALLORHINUS URSINUS</i>) IN UNITED STATES AQUARIA FROM 1976-2022.","authors":"Laura E W Whalen, Molly E Martony, Laura A Thompson, Eric T Anderson, Melissa J Joblon, Todd L Schmitt, Catherine A Hadfield, Allison D Tuttle","doi":"10.1638/2024-0140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2024-0140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pathology of wild northern fur seals (NFS) (<i>Callorhinus ursinus</i>) is well documented; however, data on NFS under professional care are limited. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate causes of morbidity and mortality in 67 NFS housed in long-term professional care in United States aquaria from 1976-2022, including individuals born in the wild and those born in professional care. A review of necropsy and histopathology records was conducted to identify causes of morbidity and mortality, as well as associations among age, sex, and wild versus aquarium birth origin. Major causes of mortality included infectious diseases (n = 12), hemochromatosis (n = 10), undetermined (n = 10), and cardiovascular diseases (n = 8). Cause of mortality was significantly associated with sex (p = 0.015). Hemochromatosis and hepatic causes of mortality were identified exclusively in females. Infectious diseases were the most identified major cause of mortality and included septicemia (n = 7), toxoplasmosis (n = 3), leptospirosis (n = 1), and suppurative meningitis (n = 1). Of the septicemia cases, three were confirmed to be caused by <i>Pasteurella</i> sp. Hemochromatosis was the predominant cause of death in ten females from 8-25 years of age, with histopathology identifying hemochromatosis as a comorbidity in an additional male NFS. Hemosiderosis was a common finding in hepatic (n = 19), splenic (n = 15), lymph node (n = 6), ovarian (n = 3), bone marrow (n = 2), pulmonary (n = 1), and pancreatic (n = 1) tissues. In addition to hemosiderosis, the most common comorbidities affected the hepatobiliary (n = 36), urinary (n = 33), respiratory (n = 26), and lymphatic (n = 23) systems. While hemochromatosis has been previously reported in NFS, this is the first study to describe the prevalence in a professionally managed population. This study expands on the understanding of pathology in NFS to further improve medical management in professional care.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"38-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147607952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonin Boutibou, Norin Chai, Morgan Bureau, Valérie Chetboul
{"title":"MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF A LARGE NONRESTRICTIVE ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT IN A CRAB-EATING MACAQUE (<i>MACACA FASCICULARIS</i>).","authors":"Antonin Boutibou, Norin Chai, Morgan Bureau, Valérie Chetboul","doi":"10.1638/2025-0032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2025-0032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Atrial septal defects represent one of the most common congenital heart diseases in humans as well as in dogs and cats. However, reports in wildlife animals are limited. Additionally, ensuring treatment compliance and regular follow-ups in these species are often challenging. The aim of the present clinical brief is to describe the first successful long-term medical management of a nonrestrictive atrial septal defect in a crab-eating macaque (<i>Macaca fascicularis</i>). A seven-year-old castrated male crab-eating macaque was diagnosed with a severe left-to-right shunting, 7.5 mm atrial septal defect with altered general condition, right heart enlargement, and vena cava dilation. Medical treatment (spironolactone and taurine) was initiated and was associated with progressive improvement of the clinical status over time. Serial echocardiographic examinations confirmed substantial reduction of both defect size (0.9 mm) and right-sided volume overload. Two years after the initial diagnosis, the animal is doing well without any treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"133-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hunter Ferchaw, Bayla Bessemer, Sasha Dixon, Rory C Chien, Jana M Ritter, Ibne Karim M Ali, Shantanu Roy, Kathryn E Seeley
{"title":"NECROHEMORRHAGIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN A RED RUFFED LEMUR (<i>VARECIA RUBRA</i>) CAUSED BY <i>ACANTHAMOEBA</i> T1 GENOTYPE.","authors":"Hunter Ferchaw, Bayla Bessemer, Sasha Dixon, Rory C Chien, Jana M Ritter, Ibne Karim M Ali, Shantanu Roy, Kathryn E Seeley","doi":"10.1638/2025-0096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2025-0096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 5-yr-old castrated male red ruffed lemur (<i>Varecia rubra</i>) was evaluated for cluster seizures over a 24-h period. Seizures were refractory to anticonvulsive therapy. MRI revealed meningoencephalitis affecting the left occipital lobe. Because of concern for superrefractory status epilepticus and overall poor prognosis, the animal was humanely euthanized. Postmortem examination revealed necrohemorrhagic meningoencephalitis with intralesional amoebic trophozoites and cysts. The causative agent was identified as <i>Acanthamoeba</i> spp. T1 genotype via immunohistochemistry staining and species-specific real-time PCR. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first documented report of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> T1 genotype meningoencephalitis in a nonhuman primate in professional care.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"113-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pierre Huberdeau, Alexandra Lobko, Sylvie Laidebeure, Milan Thorel, Alexis Lécu
{"title":"SEVOFLURANE ANESTHESIA IN JUVENILE GREEN ANACONDAS (<i>EUNECTES MURINUS</i>): EFFICACY AND EFFECTS ON BLOOD GAS AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS.","authors":"Pierre Huberdeau, Alexandra Lobko, Sylvie Laidebeure, Milan Thorel, Alexis Lécu","doi":"10.1638/2025-0040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2025-0040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to evaluate the safety and physiologic effects of sevoflurane anesthesia, induced with a face mask under manual restraint and maintained with intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) at 1 bpm, in captive juvenile green anacondas (<i>Eunectes murinus</i>). Anesthetic depth parameters were recorded from induction to recovery. Venous blood gas analysis, along with two-dimensional echocardiography were performed under manual restraint prior to induction and during anesthesia. Sevoflurane provided effective and consistent anesthesia, with rapid induction (3.6 ± 0.9 min time to intubation), recovery (8.6 ± 5.2 min to extubation), and minimal effects on spontaneous ventilation, but resulted in a significant decrease in venous base excess (<i>P</i> < 0.001), bicarbonate (<i>P</i> = 0.02), as well as HR (<i>P</i> < 0.001), and pulmonary trunk maximum velocity (<i>P</i> < 0.001). Venous blood gas analysis indicated an anesthesia-related respiratory acidosis with a metabolic component, and echocardiography effectively demonstrated anesthesia-induced changes in the cardiovascular function of the snakes, consistent with a decreased cardiac output and blood pressure. Minimizing handling and adjusting the IPPV at a rate ≥1 bpm appears clinically warranted and may help address restraint-related metabolic acidosis, anesthesia-related respiratory acidosis, and probable hypotension in this species.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"87-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenzie Schwartz, Monika Huss, Kurt Sladky, Sam Rivera, José G Vilches-Moure, Ryann Ray, Katechan Jampachaisri, Patrick Sharp, Stephen Felt, Cholawat Pacharinsak
{"title":"ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF SUBCUTANEOUS MELOXICAM IN RED-EARED SLIDER TURTLES (<i>TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA</i>).","authors":"Kenzie Schwartz, Monika Huss, Kurt Sladky, Sam Rivera, José G Vilches-Moure, Ryann Ray, Katechan Jampachaisri, Patrick Sharp, Stephen Felt, Cholawat Pacharinsak","doi":"10.1638/2024-0121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2024-0121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Meloxicam is a commonly used analgesic for reptiles. There are few published studies regarding the efficacy of meloxicam and dosing is typically extrapolated from mammals. We evaluated the analgesic efficacy of two meloxicam doses in red-eared slider turtles (<i>Trachemys scripta</i>). We hypothesized that subcutaneously administered 1 mg/kg meloxicam would significantly increase thermal hindlimb withdrawal latency for a greater time period than 0.4 mg/kg meloxicam. Twenty red-eared sliders were randomly assigned to one of three groups: 1) 0.9% saline (NaCl) (0.5 ml/kg), 2) 0.4 mg/kg meloxicam (Melox-0.4), and 3) 1 mg/kg meloxicam (Melox-1). Meloxicam or 0.9% NaCl was administered as a single SC injection in the right forelimb. Using the Hargreaves assay, a noxious radiant heat stimulus was applied to the plantar surface of both hindlimbs and withdrawal response to heat (heat latency) was measured at -0.25, 0.5, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hrs after treatment administration. Compared to the 0.9% NaCl group, Melox-0.4 significantly increased heat latency at 2 hrs while Melox-1 significantly increased heat latency at 0.5, 2, 4, and 8 hrs. The results of this study indicate that 1 mg/kg meloxicam SC significantly increased heat latency up to 8 hrs in red-eared sliders.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"64-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147608825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ANESTHESIA OF MYSTERY SNAILS (<i>POMACEA BRIDGESII</i>) BY USING ETHANOL, EUGENOL, AND MAGNESIUM SULFATE.","authors":"Alexis Davidson, Alyssa Scagnelli, Christoph Mans","doi":"10.1638/2025-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2025-0006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Safe and reliable anesthesia protocols are crucial in snails because performing physical examinations and procedures can be inhibited by snails contracting into their shells. There is minimal literature on snail anesthesia and no published protocols for mystery snails (<i>Pomacea bridgesii</i>). This study aimed to evaluate three anesthetic agents for mystery snails. Pilot trials evaluated ethanol, magnesium sulfate, magnesium sulfate combined with ethanol, eugenol, and eugenol combined with ethanol. Eighteen different protocols were evaluated in the pilot phase of this study. Ethanol (1-40%), magnesium sulfate (50,000-150,000 mg/L), and magnesium sulfate (50,000-70,000 mg/L) plus ethanol (5%) were ineffective or unsafe as anesthetic agents in this snail species. Eugenol (500 µL/L), eugenol (50 µL/L) combined with ethanol (1%), and eugenol (100 µL/L) combined with ethanol (1%) resulted in 50% of individuals anesthetized. Eugenol (500 µL/L) combined with ethanol (1%) resulted in 100% of snails anesthetized. Subsequently, a randomized, blinded, complete crossover study compared eugenol (500 µL/L) and eugenol (500 µL/L) combined with ethanol (1%). Both protocols resulted in 91% (11 of 12 snails per protocol) of snails anesthetized. Adding ethanol had no statistically significant difference on anesthetic induction or recovery times. Based on these results, eugenol is a safe and effective anesthetic agent for mystery snails at 500 µL/L. Ethanol does not improve the anesthetic efficacy of eugenol in this snail species.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"31-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147608855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cynthia Hopf-Dennis, Allison Buck, Jennifer Bloodgood, Sara Childs-Sanford
{"title":"NORMAL REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY AND DESCRIPTION OF TWO VASECTOMY APPROACHES IN THE NORTH AMERICAN BEAVER (<i>CASTOR CANADENSIS</i>).","authors":"Cynthia Hopf-Dennis, Allison Buck, Jennifer Bloodgood, Sara Childs-Sanford","doi":"10.1638/2025-0086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1638/2025-0086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of sterilization methods for population management is often necessary in animal facilities, such as zoological settings or nature centers. A surgical vasectomy is one method of sterilization but requires knowledge of the reproductive anatomy of a species to perform. Over a six-year period, six young adult male beavers had surgical vasectomy procedures performed. All procedures were performed under general anesthesia after induction with dexmedetomidine, ketamine, and midazolam. The first three vasectomy procedures were performed via an intra-abdominal technique, while the remaining three procedures were performed via a novel extra-abdominal technique. All procedures were successful, and all beavers recovered uneventfully. Necropsy and surgical dissection techniques were used to better describe male reproductive anatomy for these procedures. Detailed anatomical illustrations were created of the intra-abdominal location of the testicles, as well as their normal track through the abdominal musculature in the inguinal region to sit in a scrotal sac subcutaneously on either side of the vent and can guide practitioners in this procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":17667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"166-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}