APRIL 2014: MONTHLY REPORT BY ARR MOBILE VET TEAM

Date	Location	Species	Concern	Photo	Notes	Drugs/Notes
3/4/14	Kamuta Farm	Masai Giraffe-Female	Traumatic Injuy		Noted lame on the right hind limb. This was caused by a bruise on the medial aspect of the thigh possibly due to fence breaking. No bone involvement was noted. It was swollen and hot. The  bruise was superficial and was sprayed with topical Tetracycline wound spray	Was darted using 15mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Azaperone. . It was given 100mgs Colvasone intramuscular. It was revived using 45mgs Diprenorphine and 5mgs Atipamezole intravenous immediately after getting down.
5/4/14	Mundui Estate	Impala-Male	Limb Fracture		Was reported walking on three limbs while lifting the left hind limb. It had swinging leg lameness due to fracture of tibio-tarsal bone.	Immobilized using 3mgs Etorphine and 20mgs xylazine. Was euthanized using 100mgs Sodium Pentobarbitone intra cardially.
	Hindu Farm	Bat eared Fox-Male	Postmortem		Was spotted lying on the road on lateral recumbence. It had bruises                   on the ventral body surface around the sternum. Postmortem revealed that it had been hit by a blunt object sustaining fracture at the level of sternum.
	Aquila Farm	2 Zebra-Males	Snare		One was spotted with a single plain wire around the neck causing strangulation while the other one had wedge snare wire around the right fore and right hind fetlocks causing severe traumatic wounds and immobility. It was severed using wire cutter and wounds cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was smeared with Healing Oil and Tetracycline wound spray. Each was injected with 80mgs Ivermectin subcutaneously and 100ml Pyrethrin as pour on.	Each was sedated using 7mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Xylazine. The wounded one was injected with 15000mgs Long Acting Tetracycline in the muscle. Each was revived using 28mgs Diprenorphine and 35mgs Yohimbine.
6/4/14	Hells Gate National Park	Zebra-Female	Snare		Was found with double plain braided snare wire around the neck and dangling sideways. The snoop was loosened and taken off the neck.	It was immobilized using 7mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Xylazine. It was revived using 28mgs Diprenorphine and 35mgs Yohimbine.
	Brigadier Boinet Foundation	Somali Ostrich-Male	Postmortem		Was found dead in the morning despite good feeding the previous night. Mucus membranes were pale. Postmortem revealed fibrin on the jejunum and bloody peritoneal fluid. The mid jejunum had intussusception resulting to perforation and blockage which caused hemorrhage within the lumen of jejunum. The ostrich died due to shock.
7/4/14	Green Park	Buffalo-Male	Stray/Problematic		It was an old debilitated rogue male which invaded residential area causing panic and fear. It was barely walking due to poor body condition. It had severely worn out teeth depicting its old age	Darted using 10mgs Etorphine and 150mgs Xylazine. It was euthanized using 4000mgs Sodium Pentobarbitone into jugular vein
10/4/14	Brigadier Boinet Foundation	Cheetah-Male	Gastrointestinal impaction		Was reported off feed and hyper salivation coupled with vomiting. On examination rectum was empty and feces depicted melena. It was slightly dehydrated. It was covered with 4500mgs Amoxicillin, 20ml Multivitamin intramuscularly. 250ml Dextrose was infused subcutaneously.	Was narcotized using 80mgs Ketamine and 1mg medetomidine. It was revived after seventy minutes with 20mgs Yohimbine. It was up within ninety minutes after revival administration.
11/4/14	Hells Gate National Park	Zebra-Male	Traumatic injury		Reported with severe lameness on the left hind limb. On examination it was found to have severe sole shin. 300mgs Flunixin Meglumine was administered intramuscularly	Was sedated using 7mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Xylazine. It was revived using 28mgs Diprenorphine and 35mgs Yohimbine intravenously
12/4/14	Kedong Ranch	Zebra-Female	Snare		Spotted with a plain snare wire around the neck dropping down about two meters. It was barely tight and resulted to constant irritation. It was severed using wire cutter. There was no resultant traumatic wound.	It was darted using 7mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Xylazine. It was revived using 28mgs Diprenorphine and 35mgs Yohimbine into jugular vein.
14/4/14	Nini Farm	3 Waterbucks-Females	Capture & Translocate		The three were reported to have invaded greenhouse area resulting to flower destruction. They were captured and released at nearby riparian where they were suspected to have come from when electric fence failed.	Each was darted using 7mgs Etorphine and 80mgs Xylazine. Each was revived using 28mgs Diprenorphine and 50mgs Yohimbine intravenously.
16/4/14	Aquila Farm	Zebras	Recce		Accompanied Naivasha Station Warden as he carried out a recce on possible capture and translocation of zebras at Aquila Farm following report by surrounding community of crop destruction.	A meeting was slotted with Aquila Farm administration to decide on the way  forward
	KWSTI	Impala-Female	Postmortem		Was collected along Naivasha-Nairobi highway suspected to have been hit by vehicle. It was unable to stand. Examination revealed injury on the spine at lumbar area.	It was euthanized using 2000mgs Sodium Pentobarbitone into jugular vein
17/4/14	Kongoni Game Valley	Buffalo-Male	Postmortem		Was reported weakling with swollen submandibular area. It died shortly after darting due to poor anesthetic state. Postmortem revealed heavy worm load especially in the abomasum and anemic mucus membranes. The submandibular region revealed pockets of clear fluid which depicted edema.	Immobilized using 2mgs Etorphine and 20mgs Xylazine.
19/4/14	Mundui Estate	Zebra-Female	Lameness		It was reported with lameness on the right carpus. On examination it was found to be swollen and warm. It was suspected to have sustained a kick. 20g Dexamethasone was injected into muscles.	Was sedated using 4mgs Etorphine and 30mgs Xylazine. It was revived using 12mgs Diprenorphine and 12mgs Yohimbine intravenously.
		Buffalo-Male	Helminthosis		It was noted with swollen submandibular area (bottle jaw), emaciated and lethargy with diarrhea. 80mgs Ivermectin subcutaneously, 12000mgs Tetracycline and 20ml Multivitamin intramuscularly was administered. 100ml Pyrethrin was applied as pour on.	Immobilized using 4mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Xylazine. It was revived using 12mgs Diprenorphine and 25mgs Yohimbine.
21/4/14	Kongoni Game Valley/Oserian Farm	Zebra-Female	Wound		Was spotted limping on the left fore limb as a result of raw wound on the metacarpus medially. It was cleaned using Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was sprayed with Tetracycline spray. 30000mgs Tetracycline was administered intramuscularly.	Immobilized with 7mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Xylazine. It was revived using 24mgs Diprenorphine and 35mgs Yohimbine into jugular vein.
	Annex-KWSTI	2 Impala-Males	Enteritis		The two were noted with greenish matting on the perineum depicting emaciation and dehydration. Each was injected with 1200mgs Amoxicillin intramuscular and same was administered subcutaneously. Each also received 10ml Multivitamin intramuscularly and 50mgs Ivermectin subcutaneously. 50ml Pyrethrin pour on was also administered.	Each was darted with 3mgs Etorphine and 20mgs Xylazine. Each was revived using 12mgs Diprenorphine and 12mgs Yohimbine. Each was notched on the right ear to enable post treatment monitoring
28/4/14	Crater Lake/Moi North Lake Road	2 Zebras-Females	Wound & Snare		One had a snare on the left fore fetlock and the other had a wound on the right fore fetlock. Snare was severed with a wire cutter and resultant wounds were cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. Then they were sprayed with Healing Oil and tetracycline wound spray. Each was covered with Pyrethrin pour on.	Each was darted with 6mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Xylazine. Each was injected with 30000mgs Amoxicillin intramuscular as a long acting antibiotic. Each was revived using 30mgs Yohimbine and 18mgs Diprenorphine intravenously
	Oserian	Zedonk	Health check		After not been seen for almost two months there was need to look for it within Oserian. It was found grazing alongside its dam. It appeared okay. A request will be made to Nairobi Orphanage whether they have space for it after the one which was there died.
	Oserian/Kongoni Game Valley Border	Leopard Tortoise-Male	Wound		Spotted with a circular wound following penetration of the cuticle towards rear side. It was not raw. It was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. Penicillin antibiotic cream was infiltrated into the wound.