MARCH 2015: MONTHLY REPORT BY ARR MOBILE VET UNIT

Date	Location	Species	Concern	Photo	Notes	Drugs/Notes
1/3/15	Upper KARI	Zebra-Female	Traumatic Wound		Reported lame and bleeding. It was found to have a raw wound on the medial fore left quarter. It was not immediately established what could have caused the trauma. Was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray. Was covered with 15000mgs Amoxicillin and 50ml Multivitamin into muscles.	Darted using 5mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Azaperone. Was covered with 200ml Pyrethrin as pour on. It was revived using 18mgs Diprenorphine into jugular farm
	Lower KARI	Zebra-Male	Traumatic Injury Review		Had been desnared a month earlier and needed review as it was still limping significantly. It was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. Was injected with 30000mgs Tetracycline and 50mls Multivitamin into muscles. Topically the wound was sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Darted with 5mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Azaperone. It was revived using 12mgs Diprenorphine
	Upper KARI	ANAW	Desnaring/Collaboration/Team work		Team building exercise was carried out between Naivasha Mobile Vet Unit and African Network of Animal Welfare in which Joint desnaring exercise was carried out. This was necessitated by the deployment of the new team by the Non-governmental organization.	The Organization did the spotting of the activities carried out in this date and then called the Unit in which desnaring and treatment were carried jointly. Contacts were exchanged for any further and future exercises.
	Lower KARI	Zebra-Male	Snare		Reported with a snare around the neck. The snoop was barely tight. It was severed with wire cutter. There was no resultant traumatic wound. Pyrethrin 200ml was poured along the spine and poll.	Immobilized with 5mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Azaperone. It was reversed with 18mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein
	Lower KARI	Hippo-Female	Stray		Reported to have strayed into cattle grazing boma and was found lying down. It was suspected to have injury but when urged to get up it was established that the night might have fallen before she went back to the lake.	It was driven away by the vehicle back to the lake shore away from people reach.
	Lower KARI	Zebra-Female	Snare		Reported with snare around the left hind metatarsus. The snare was long entangling the right hind limb resulting to severe ambulation problem and traumatic wound. Snare was severed with wire cutter and wound cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was later sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Darted with 5mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Azaperone. Intramuscularly it was injected with 30000mgs Tetracycline and 50mls Multivitamin. Was revived with 18mgs Diprenorphine injected into jugular vein after 200ml Pyrethrin pour on.
3/3/15	Upper KARI –Dairy Training Institute	Zebra-Male	Snare		The foal was spotted with a plain snare wire around the neck dropping down through the hind limbs. It was tight but not strangulating. Was loosened and taken off the neck.	Darted with 2.5mgs Etorphine and 25mgs Azaperone. 100ml Pyrethrin was poured along the spine to act as acaricide. Was reversed using 12mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
	Upper KARI –Aberdare Hill Golf Resort	Zebra-Female	Snare		Reported with a severe traumatic wound around the chest. Examination revealed an embedded snare wire causing bleeding wound and ventral edema. Snare was severed with wire cutter. Wound was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine and then topically sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Darted with 2.5mgs Etorphine and 30mgs Azaperone. Was injected with 15000mgs Tetracycline and 25ml Multivitamin into muscles. It was covered with 100ml Pyrethrin as acaricide and to act as fly repellant to avoid Myiasis.
6/3/15	Annex-KWSTI	Zebra-Male	Traumatic Wound		Reported to have injury on the right gluteus possibly caused by unsuccessful hyena attack. It was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Darted with 5mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Azaperone. Was covered with 30000mgs Tetracycline and 50mls Multivitamin into muscles. It was revived using 18mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
	Olkaria Geothermal Hells Gate N.P	Eland-Female	Snare		Reported to have strayed into Geothermal Well having a snare around the neck. It had caused strangulation resulting to swelling of jugular and neck ventrally. Embedded snare wire was severed with wire cutter, scab covered wound was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine and sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Darted with 7mgs Etorphine and 120mgs Azaperone. Was injected with 30000mgs Tetracycline and 50ml Multivitamin into the muscles. 200ml Pyrethrin was used topically against ticks. It was revived with24mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
8/3/15	Rimoi National Reserve	Elephant-Lactating Female	Spear Wound	Reported unable to ambulate together with the family. Was suckling. Darted with 16mgs Etorphine and calf darted with 3mgs Etorphine. Examination revealed arrow head lodged at mid of the left ear.	It was dislodged and wound cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. Cloxacillin antibiotic cream was infiltrated into the wound. It was injected with 30000mgs Amoxicillin and 100ml Multivitamin into muscles. The local leading scout confirmed that the arrow must have been poisonous making prognosis guarded.	They were revived using 40mgs and 20mgs Naltrexone into ear veins. Security team was instructed to be on lookout for any possible deterioration of health of the dam and act accordingly.
9/3/15	Finlay Flower Farm-Upper	Waterbuck-Male	Traumatic Wound		Reported with lameness on right fore limb. Examination revealed a wound causing toe deviation. Wound was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. Cloxacillin ointment was smeared topically. 15000mgs Tetracycline and 50ml Multivitamin was injected into muscles. It was darted with 5mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Azaperone. Was reversed with 20mgs Naltrexone into jugular vein.
	Sirocco	Zebra-Female	Tumor-Sarcoid		Reported with a bleeding swelling on the mid right neck. Examination revealed the swelling to have cauliflower like figure. It was tentatively cancerous and decision to put it down was considered.	Darted with 3mgs Etorphine and 40mgs Medetomidine. It was euthanized using 4000mgs Sodium Pentobarbital into jugular vein. It was disposed into carcass disposal pit within the farm
10/3/15	Flamingo Cottages	Hippo-Female	Posterior Paralysis		Reported to have strayed to a residential area and unable to get back to lake. It was urged to return to water but was unable. It was established to have suffered posterior paralysis.	The prevailing forage scarcity was thought to have resulted to increased human wildlife conflict. It was seemingly thought to have been knocked by blunt object on the spine. It was put down using 8000mgs Sodium Pentobarbitone into crural vein
	Mai Mahiu Naivasha Road	Zebra-Male	Snare		Was reported lame and examination revealed a copper wire near right fore coronet embedded in traumatic wound. Was severed using wire cutter and wound cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Immobilized using 5mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Azaperone. Was injected with 30000mgs Tetracycline and 50ml into muscles. It was revived using 18mgs Diprenorphine intravenously
11/3/15	Mundui Farm	Impala-Male	Postmortem/Poisoning		Postmortem revealed hematuria, bloody nasal discharges and carcass was in good body condition. Hemorrhages of different sizes were noted both externally and internally. There was hemoperitoneum and hemothorax. This pointed out to unspecific poisoning probably by ingestion of poisonous plants or venominosis. Surveillance was instituted for any further deaths
12/3/15	Mundui Farm	Hartebeest-Male	Postmortem/Old age Syndrome		Reported dead and partially predated on. Dentation examination revealed worn out central and mid incisors depicting old age. Also it was emaciated and due to lack of forage this exacerbated debilitation resulting to death.
14/3/15	Kurei Farm	Masai Giraffe-Male	Snare		Reported with a wedge snare wire around the left hind metatarsus. It was severed with wire cutter. There was no resultant wound.	Darted with 7mgs Etorphine and 25mgs Azaperone. It was revived using 18mgs Diprenorphine into the vein immediately it went down to avoid anesthesia complications
	Finlay Farm	Baboon-Female	Snare		The baboon had been reported more than thrice and all incidents had been responded to. This particular troop is very scared of any human or vehicle approach. Any attempt to dart hence has always proved futile.	The snare which is plain wire is barely tight but is acting as nuisance as she spends most of time trying to relive her. More attempts will be made until it is successfully desnared.
15/3/15	Oserian ODC Kongoni	7 Velvet Monkeys	Capture & Translocation-Surveillance		A joint exercise was carried out between KARI-Muguga and KWS. These were to be subjected to trial studies at former but before translocation whole blood was sampled for molecular genetic studies at KWS Forensic/Molecular Laboratory	Candidates were subjected to selection criteria whereby no dam and babies plus any other malformed subjects qualified.
	Malewa Bush Adventures	Warthog-Male	Snare		Reported with a snare wire around right fore limb metacarpus which had been anchored on the post. It was loosened and taken off the limb. Resultant raw wound was topically sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Darted with 5mgs Etorphine and 10mgs Medetomidine. It was covered with 3000mgs Amoxicillin and 20ml Multivitamin into muscles. It was reversed with 20mgs Naltrexone and 62.5mgs Yohimbine into crural vein.
	OSerian Palace	Masai Giraffe-Male	Snare		Reported with a long wedge snare wire around the right hind limb metatarsus. It was tight resulting to slight lameness. It was loosened and taken off the limb after it was roped down when it begun to star gaze.	Darted with 12mgs Etorphine and 30mgs Azaperone. There was no resultant traumatic wound. It was revived using 36mgs Diprenorphine immediately it went down into jugular vein.
16/3/15	Kongoni Game Valley	3 Velvet Monkeys	Capture & Translocation- Surveillance		The three were captured and sampled then joined with others captured on 15/3/2015. Then they were translocated to KARI-Muguga. All were successfully received at the facility.
	Green Park	Buffalo-Male	Snare		An attempt to dart a huge bull proved difficult when it run into thick bush making follow up impossible. The security team was instructed to be on look out and report when it resurfaces to effect desnaring
17/3/15	Lentolia	11 Velvet Monkeys	Capture & Sampling -Surveillance		These were trapped and transported to Naivasha Vet Unit for sampling. Each was held against the wall of the trap by tail and sedated with 15mgs/kg Ketamine live wait into muscles. Each was sampled for whole blood from femoral vein.	Each was examined for any injury and or any ectoparasite. Any wound was cleaned with Iodine and sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray. Also any such injured got a cover with between 75-100mgs Amoxicillin into muscles. They were translocated to KARI-Muguga on 18/3/2015 all successful.
	Hells Gate National Park	4 Zebras-3 males, 1 Female	Sampling		The four were selected for hemoparasite surveillance because of emaciation and alopecia. The test will be geared to protozoa evaluation genetically. One had been desnared previously resulting to contracture of the affected limb as depicted by the picture aside.	Each was darted with 3.5mgs Etorphine and 30mgs Azaperone. Each was boosted with 8mgs Ivermectin subcutaneously, 50ml Multivitamin and 15000mgs Tetracycline intramuscular. Monitoring will continue to record response to administered boosters.
18/4/15	Green Park	Buffalo-Male	Snares-Neck & left fore fetlock		It was reported to have resurfaced after a futile desnaring attempt. It had two wedge snares one around the neck and another around the left fore fetlock. All were tight but had not caused traumatic wounds. Both were loosened and taken off the neck and limb	Was darted with 10mgs Etorphine and 150mgs Azaperone. It was revived using 36mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
19/4/15	Oloiden Camp Site	Hippo-Female	Game meat		Hippo was electrocuted by the camp fence. The work hands immediately started to enjoy game meat harvesting when it was reported. The scene was visited and called in Naivasha Station for necessary action to be taken.	14 suspects were arrested and aligned in court. The facility was instructed to construct a repulsive fence by connecting to right voltage to avoid future electrocution cases.
	Owl Sanctuary	Raptors	Inspection		A request was made by licensing office kws Hqs for inspection to be made and recommendations made concerning request by the founder of Sanctuary for some raptors in the facility to be declared permanent unreleasable because of their inability to fend for themselves or fly	Each bird was inspected as per provided list and recommendation attached against each. All qualified while the second list also was inspected and remains under observation as they recover from injury awaiting decision to be made later whether releasable or not.
21/4/15	Malu	Buffalo-Male	Stuck in Mud		Was reported to have gotten stuck in mud near a water hole on a dry river bed. It had spent overnight in the mud making it suffer numbness especially of posterior end. It was pulled out of the mud using rope manually	It was left to recover from numbness on sternal recumbence. This was occasioned by dry spell as river run dry and as  forage also ran out
	Lentolia	Buffalo-Female	Stuck in Mud		The female buffalo was found to have stuck in a ditch full of mud covered with hyacinth. It was pulled out with the help of sling anchored on to the vehicle.	It was left to recover while on sternal recumbence as prognosis was favourable.