A well-designed chute, with a side that
opens, can also be a valuable giraffe anesthesia induction device that allows close confinement, head control,
and controlled progression to sternal recumbency.
Mechanical restraint has been infrequently used on
Figure 52.1. Collecting a blood sample from the auricular artery for
blood gas analysis.
okapi; however, okapi have been conditioned to a
special crate for venipuncture. Okapi are excellent kick-ers and the head and ossicones of males are formidable
weapons