Anestesia para procedimento ortopédico em avestruz (Struthio camelus)

This summary aims to describe the anesthesia for orthopedic surgery (wing amputation) in African ostrich. After a 12-hour-fasting period a physical restraint and premedication of midazolam and butorfanol were carried out and later the anesthesia induction by ketamine. The ratite was intubated and the anesthesia kept by inhalation of an anesthetic agent (halothane). During presurgery, transurgery and postsurgery, any complications were observed and one hour after the anesthetic procedure, the bird was recovered. According to the parameters of cardiac and respiratory frequencies as well as the arterial pressure observed, the anesthetic protocol was effective for the wing amputation surgery in the African ostrich.