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Sanborn, E.R., 1908. Interesting animal surgery. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 30: 432-433, fig. 1

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Location: Captive - North America
Subject: Translocation - Immobilization
Species: Indian Rhino


Original text on this topic:
New York Zoo - Rhinoceros unicornis . On 28 May 1908, an interesting and unusual operation was performed on our Indian Rhinoceros ?Mogul' by Dr George G. van Mater, of Brooklyn, for cataracts in both eyes. Mogul was cast, by means of combination side line and hobbles, with considerable difficulty, requiring the united aid of Drs. Blair, Ryder and Ellis, and a number of the keepers, to effectually subdue him. Dr Hwathmey administered the anesthetic, using a mixture of chloroform and ether. Fully an hour elapsed before the animal succumbed, exhausting in its struggles 1 ? pounds of chloroform and 3/4 pound of ether. As is quite well known, the eye is the surgeon's index of the patient's condition under anesthetics, and as this was the point of operation, it was then necessary to resort to local anesthesia, rendering Dr Gwathmey's task a difficult one. The animal, despite the enormous amount of anesthetic taken, was standing upon his feet within 40 minutes after the operation.

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