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Case 43 – 22nd January 2023
Zebra Snare Mara Triangle
County Rangers on patrol spotted a common zebra with a wire around the neck and the right hind limb around the hockjoint.
Immobilisation, examination and treatment
As the zebra was alone, it was easily found and darted from a vehicle with 6mgs Etorphine and 70mgs Azaperone. It was startled and walked away for over five minutes before attaining standing immobilization then lay on its side.
There was a cable snare around the neck and another deeply embedded into the skin and muscle tissue around the hock joint. There were no significant injuries to the nuchal ligament or the ventral extremities but on the right hind limb there was a significant injury to the short pastern that had cut into the skin and muscle tissue. The snare was severed with a wire cutter then the wound was disinfected with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine, sprayed liberally with Tetracycl to act as broad spectrum antibiotic and fly repellant. Systemically it was given 15500mg Amoxicillin and 25mg Dexamethasone
Prognosis
The zebra is expected to recover fully.