Death due to administration of Aspromazine or Capture Myopathy in wild gout (Capra aegagrrus)

Aspromazine has a sedative effect in animals and is used without any significant effects on domestic animals. Aspromazine in the wildlife has been recommended for reptiles, amphibians and small mammals but is contraindicated for gerbils. The aim of this article was to investigate the possible cause of death in wild gout. Wild gout, about 5 years old, without complying with species-specific transportation standards was transferred to Khorramabad quarantine post (Kaldar-Sefid kooh) without any history of illness. At first the animal has severe symptoms of restlessness, increased number and depth of breathing. In order to sedate the animal 2 mg Aspromazine was administered. After about 15 minutes the animal was died. At the necropsy, complications of trauma in the jaw and eye area, edema and congestion in lung, congestion and hemorrhage in trachea, endocardial hemorrhage, and meningeal hemorrhage were observed. Histopathological evaluations show hyperemia and severe pulmonary hemorrhage, severe infiltration of mononuclear inflammatory cells with mild fibrin leakage in the alveoli. However, the inadequate time from the onset of the disease process to the death has restricted the full incidence of lesions; it seems that the cause of death is hyper acute or capture shock syndrome.