DECEMBER 2014: MONTHLY REPORT BY ARR MOBILE VET UNIT

Date	Location	Species	Concern	Photo	Notes	Drugs/Notes
1/12/14	Marula Estates	Topi-Female	Postmortem		Found dead in sanctuary. Postmortem revealed that it was emaciated and riddled with ticks. Had pale mucus membranes. On skinning it was established that it had been fought probably by another one because of three broken ribs.	Death primarily was caused by blunt object injury but other factors which could have exacerbated were old age, poor nutrition and tick load.
		Kongoni-Female	Postmortem		Found dead also within sanctuary. It was relatively young but had pale mucus membrane with heavy tick load. Had been predated on posteriorly probably by jackals.	Postmortem revealed that it was heavily pregnant with a female fetus which was within third trimester. Tentative cause of death was respirocirculatory collapse.
	Meta & Sons Cnstruction Site	Buffalo-Male Calf	Lassitude		Had been spotted lying on the floor of cliff over ten hours seemingly abandoned. It was emaciated, pale mucus membranes and weak. It could not get up and was near construction site.	It was euthanized and disposed away from that area due to threat of being converted to game meat.
9/12/14	Kigio Wildlife Conservancy Community Area	Zebra-Female	Snare		Spotted with double plain snare wire around the chest. It had caused severe traumatic wound resulting to ventral edema. Snare wire was severed using wire cutter. Wound was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and iodine.	Darted with 4mgs Etorphine and 40mgs Azaperone. Injected with 30000mgs Tetracycline and 50mls Multivitamin into muscles. 200ml Pyrethrin was applied topically.  It was carried and revived inside Kigio WC using 12mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
	“	Zebra-Male	Lameness		Seen limping on left hind limb. Its ambulation was highly reduced as a result. Examination after darting revealed that it had healed from a fracture on lower metatarsus	Immobilized using 5mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Azaperone. It was captured and taken to Kigio Wildlife Conservancy which is safe using land Rover. It was revived using 40mgs Naltrexone into the vein
9/12/14	Naivasha Mobile Veterinary Unit	Intern	Internship-Beginning		The student being a fully trained ranger was placed under internship at Naivasha mobile veterinary Unit by KWS Vet Hqs. He is under training for capture and translocation techniques, Management of darted patients,	Wound treatment, Problematic animal control, Sampling and sample processing, Disease surveillance, Advice/information dissemination to partners/community, Immobilizing drugs-Mode of action and reversals and darting was imparted to him
11/12/14	Sanctuary Farm to Nyeri Farm	Impalas	Capture & translocation		A farm at Nyeri had requested for small animal grazers. 21-3males and 18 females were captured and translocated inside a crate which was placed on a canter.	They were captured at night using net to which they were driven using vehicles. Ear tissue was sampled from each for genetic laboratory
	Naivasha Country Club	Waterbuck-Female	Snare		Reported with a plain wire around the neck dropping down about two meters. It was slightly strangulating. It was quickly taken off neck upon sedation.	Darted using 5mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Azaperone. It was quickly revived using 12mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
	Lima Shamba	Buffalo-Male	Snare		Reported with a wedge snare wire around the neck to which it was anchored on the post. Had gone missing over a month but this time it resurfaced without post. Wedge wire was severed with wire cutter and resultant wound cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray and topically covered with 200ml Pyrethrin.	Darted with 9mgs Etorphine and 120mgs Azaperone. Was injected with 15000ml Tetracycline and 100ml Multivitamin. It was revived using 36mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
	Lower KARI	Zebras	Capture & Translocation		Five zebras among them three females and two males were chemically captured and loaded into crate which was mounted on a canter. The donor farm was lower KARI and recipient was Nyeri Karangi Farm.	Each was darted with 5mgs Etorphine and 60mgs Azaperone. All were darted and loaded into crate and revived once using 24mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
13/12/14	Lower KARI	Thompson Gazelle	Capture & Translocation		Nine Thompson Gazelles were required by Nyeri Karangi Farm which had space for small grazers. Among them were seven females and two males.	They were captured using net into which they were driven using two vehicles. Once entangled by the net they were captured manually and quickly loaded into crate which was mounted on a canter.
13/12/14	Sanctuary Farm	Zebra-Female	Snare		Spotted severely strangulated by a plain snare wire on the neck causing extended neck and ventral edema from submandibular region to perineum area. It was quickly relieved before fully immobilized. 25mgs Dexamethasone was injected into muscles.	Immobilized using 5mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Azaperone. It was covered topically with 200ml Pyrethrin and revived using 18mgs Diprenorphine intravenously
15/12/14	Lentolia	Buffalo-Male	Wound		Reported with a gaping wound on the left flank area. Was suspected to have been horned by another buffalo. The wound was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was sprayed using Tetracycline wound spray.	Darted using 10mgs Etorphine and 100mgs Azaperone. 30000mgs Tetracycline and 50ml Multivitamin were injected into muscles. 200ml Pyrethrin was topically applied. It was revived using 36mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein
17/12/14	Soy Sambu Wildlife Conservancy	Rothschild Giraffe-Female	Snare		Reported with a snare on the right hind limb at the fetlock joint. The plain snare wire was tight causing lameness. It was severed using wire cutter. There was no resultant traumatic wound	Immobilized using 10mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Azaperone. Was revived quickly after severing the snare using 40mgs Naltrexone through jugular vein.
18/12/14	Inka Homes	Masai Giraffe-Male	Wound		Spotted limping on the left kind limb which was occasioned by an open wound at the deep digital flexor tendon area posteriorly. The wound was septic with pus. Wound was cleaned using Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was liberally sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Immobilized using 10mgs Etorphine and 50mgs Azaperone. It was revived immediately after it was roped down. 15000mgs Amoxicillin, 100ml Multivitamin intramuscular.
19/12/14	Olsuswa Farm	Wildlife	Conflict		Had reported that wild animals had invaded his farm leading to destruction of crop and fences. He was advised to report the matter to area KWS Station so that assessment could be made and be advised accordingly. Meanwhile the management was advised to put up a repulsive fence which could deter animals from gaining access into his property	It was also recommended that the neighboring farms to be consulted so that good measures could be instituted in order to address the fence polarity and cordial demarcation.
24/12/14	Masai Mara	Black Rhino-Karanja	Male		The black rhino has been the oldest in the reserve with over forty years. Had been spotted spending a lot of time lying down with minimal ambulation. Its health had also deteriorated all of which were attributed to its age	It had been treated severally for cubital soles. Surveillance had been mounted over a week preceding its death. Examination after death revealed worn out teeth. It was not done postmortem because the county requested for its desmotomy at National Museum Of Kenya.
26/12/14	Green Park	Buffalo-Male	Snare		Had been reported drugging a stone on which wedge snare wire was anchored. Had gotten out of sight for over a month. The stone remained with a piece while the limb was left with another. It was loosened and taken off. Resultant wound was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was sprayed with Tetracycline Wound spray liberally.	Darted with 9mgs Etorphine and 100mgs Azaperone. It was covered with 15000mgs Tetracycline and 100ml Multivitamin into muscles. 200ml Pyrethrin was applied topically. It was revived using 36mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
27/12/14	Kongoni Game Valley	Zebra-Female	Wound Treatment		Reported with a longitudinal wound on the mane. It was thought to have been caused by hyena. It was maggot infested. Was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. It was sprayed liberally with Tetracycline wound spray.	It was immobilized using 3mgs Etorphine and 30mgs Azaperone. 200ml Pyrethrin was topically applied to repel flies and ticks. It was revived with 12mgs Diprenorphine intravenously
	Green Park	Buffalo-Male	Snare		Reported with a snare on the left fore limb at lower metacarpus. It was tight causing traumatic wound. It was loosened and taken off the limb. It was cleaned with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine and liberally sprayed with Tetracycline wound spray.	Immobilized with 10mgs Etorphine and 40mgs Medetomidine. Was injected with 15000mgs Tetracycline and 100ml Multivitamin into muscles. 200ml Pyrethrin was applied topically. It was revived using 125mgs Yohimbine and 36mgs Diprenorphine into jugular vein.
28/12/14	Lake Nakuru National Park	2 Black Rhinos-Female & Male	Wound Treatment		Each was reported limping. Female had a penetrating wound on the lateral toe while the male had a wound on the right rump. Each was cleaned using Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine. Amoxicillin was infiltrated into former and both topically were covered with Tetracycline wound spray.	Each was darted using 4mgs Etorphine and 70mgs Azaperone.  Plain anesthesia was lighted using 10mgs Butorphanol into ear vein immediately each was immobilized.  Each was revived using 12mgs Diprenorphine into ear vein and also 40mgs Naltrexone into muscles.
30/12/14	Naivasha Mobile Veterinary Unit	Intern	Internship-End		The internship stretched from 8/12/2014 to 30/12/2014. The intern is full of enthusiasm, committed, hardworking, disciplined, clean and ready to take tasks. He exhibited cooperation and self-driven altitude.	He executed his duties with lots of diligence and passion. He is a team player and builder. He understands and has knowhow of his profession as paraprofessional vet. He is an admirable companion who is highly recommended to work with hardly needing supervision.