Bold Jan, Pachana Anna, Paszta Wojciech, Goździewska-Harłajczuk Karolina, Klećkowska-Nawrot Joanna
Student Anatomy Club "Alkmeon", Department of Biostructure and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 1, Wrocław, 51 - 631, Poland.
ZOO Wrocław Sp z. o. o., Z. Wróblewskiego 1 - 5, Wrocław, 51 - 618, Polska.
Vet Res Commun. 2025 Apr 25;49(3):179. doi: 10.1007/s11259-025-10746-4.
The primary goal of regional anesthesia in exotic animals is to alleviate postoperative pain. It also enables a painless surgery and stands a safer option for surgeries than general anesthesia. Due to the varying anatomy of the head among different species of exotic mammals, anesthesia techniques can differ significantly. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the topography of each species individually. This study describes the location of the cranial foramina associated with the trigeminal nerve, the topography of the surrounding bony structures (Table 1) and soft tissues in three red pandas (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) from the Wrocław Zoological Garden (Poland). It also presents techniques for anesthetizing nerves that pass through these foramina to alleviate postoperative pain after head surgeries as well as dental and orofacial procedures. The procedures described in this study were modified from known veterinary anesthesia techniques for cranial nerves in other animals. The results demonstrated variations in injection methods due to differences in the topography of the cranial foramina of the red panda.
外来动物区域麻醉的主要目标是减轻术后疼痛。它还能实现无痛手术，并且对于手术来说，是比全身麻醉更安全的选择。由于不同种类的外来哺乳动物头部解剖结构各异，麻醉技术可能有显著差异。因此，单独了解每个物种的局部解剖结构至关重要。本研究描述了来自波兰弗罗茨瓦夫动物园的三只小熊猫（小熊猫指名亚种）中与三叉神经相关的颅骨孔的位置、周围骨结构（表1）和软组织的局部解剖结构。它还介绍了麻醉穿过这些孔的神经以减轻头部手术以及牙科和口腔面部手术后疼痛的技术。本研究中描述的程序是对其他动物已知的颅神经兽医麻醉技术进行了修改。结果表明，由于小熊猫颅骨孔局部解剖结构的差异，注射方法有所不同。
