Stomach distension alone is often referred to as dilatation, or “simple bloat,” that can occur spontaneously and can resolve on its own. Bloat occurs when an animal's stomach fills with gas, food, or fluid and subsequently twists. In veterinary medicine, it is frequently seen in large dogs and is known as gastric dilatation-volvulus, or GDV, and can occur spontaneously. Bloat in Bongo Antelopeīloat is a serious condition that is fatal if left untreated. The chemical immobilization of free-ranging animals is a form of veterinary anesthesia conducted under the most difficult of circumstances, 4 and antelope species have historically been among the most difficult to safely and effectively immobilize via chemical means. Since anesthetic drugs are never completely devoid of toxicity, the induction of anesthesia invariably carries a risk even to the life of healthy animals. 2-4 These variations are factors in the risk of potential complications the attendant factors (e.g., stress, venue, individual animal and field conditions) must also be taken into account.Īny anesthetic event carries risk, and anesthesia represents a controlled intoxication of the central nervous system. 3 The available literature states that each species of antelope has its own anesthesia recommendations, with intra-species variations of dosages because of diverse individual responses to anesthetic agents. 2 Unfortunately, these animals tend to be prone to a variety of capture‐induced risks while immobilized. The management and research of Bongo antelope often requires chemical immobilization. Bongo Antelope and Chemical Immobilization 1 All Bongo are currently considered endangered species. The eastern/mountain Bongo’s survival in the wild is largely dependent on the protection of the surviving remnant populations in Kenya. The western/lowland Bongo faces an ongoing population decline as habitat destruction and hunting pressures increase with the expansion of human settlement. Both males and females have long, spiraled horns.
In addition to their deep chestnut color, Bongo have white stripes on their sides to help camouflage them from their enemies. 1īongo are one of the largest of the African forest antelopes and are considered by many to be the most beautiful of all antelopes. Bongo are further catalogued into the two subspecies Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus, the lowland or Western Bongo and the far more rare Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci, the mountain or Eastern Bongo, which is restricted to North-Eastern Central Africa. The Bongo antelope belongs to the genus Tragelaphus, which includes the Sitatunga, Nyala, Bushbuck, Mountain Nyala, Lesser Kudu and Greater Kudu.
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