https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/23657/coatimundi I hope Mark and Marie see this. Hot on the heels of the skunk spay, we now have a request to castrate a coatimundi. I think this species comes under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act so is this something that we can attempt in general practice or shoulden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149324?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:40:31 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6f81adc0-9f7d-449f-96fd-d926abbc502eJoyce Whitehead<p>I castrated one many years ago and used triple combo, given in a crush cage, then supplemented with mask as needed. I seem to remember the op was very similar to a dog castrate. I did ask advice from a zoo vet pre surgery as I didn&#39;t have the benefit of this excellent forum...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149323?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:38:00 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f7e3deeb-c612-43bc-a5fa-c6a2891489aeMarie Kubiak<p>Coati are no longer DWA and many are fairly tolerant of humans but be wary and if in doubt use a crush cage and hands off handling.</p> <p>Castration surgery is similar to dogs so should be straightforward if you&#39;re happy with the handling and anaesthesia.</p> <p>The current drama is that they have been placed on the invasive alien species list recently which may result in restrictions on ownership from 2016 but most owners appear aware of this and are wound up!</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>