Ambulatory care of a ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua) – Case report

Authors

  • Gabriel Domingos Carvalho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v6n23.1400

Keywords:

coati, Nasua nasua, synanthropic animals

Abstract

Coatis are gregarious animals that can live in groups of more than thirty individuals and have high adaptability. Because they are synanthropic animals, their presence next to humans and domestic animals offers public health risks because they are transmitters of some zoonoses. This paper reports the rescue and clinical care of a ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua), who presented a case of severe prostration and infestation by myiasis and ticks. The animal was kept in captivity for completion of treatment. After the substantial clinical improvement, being active and with signs of complete recovery the animal was released at the same place where he was found.

Published

2016-09-21

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Ambulatory care of a ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua) – Case report. (2016). Pubvet, 6(23). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v6n23.1400