November 2015 Vol. 3 No.11

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Original Research Article

Temperature Management in Infant Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Orang Utan Island, Bukit Merah, Perak, Malaysia

Sabapathy Dharmalingam

Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation, Jalan Bukit Merah 34400 Semanggol, Perak.

Email: sabapathy_oui@yahoo.com

Accepted November 10, 2015

Abstract

The role of the Infant Care Unit (ICU) is to provide the veterinary care for infant orangutans, to create public awareness and to provide the public with an opportunity to view how the veterinary care is provided for the infant orangutan. Temperature management is difficult to manage in infant orangutan due to their sensitive heat regularly centered in the hypothalamus various. The normal temperature of infant orangutan ranges between 36°C to 36.5°C. Antipyretic drugs can be used to control temperature in infant orangutan. The temperature in infant orangutan should be controlled to prevent seizures and other complications.

Keywords: Antipyretic drugs, fever, orangutan, veterinary care