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Swine 2 Sedate with midazolam 0.5 mg/kg IM. 146 Propofol 2.5mg/kg IV until no reflexes. Intubate and respirate withO 2 /NO (50:50) at 150 ml/kg/min. Then alpha chloralose100 mg/kg IV. 146Swine 3 Sedate with ketamine:xylazine (q.v.). Propofol 4-8mg/kg/hour (mix two 20 ml vials of 10 mg/kg propofol in500 ml bag of dextrose (5% in water).Dosage frequencyBird 2-7 minutes 136Cat 10 minutes 37Dog 1 15 minutes 220Mouse 1 6-7 minutes 132 , 5-10 minutes 177Primate 4 20 minutes 282Rabbit 2 5-10 minutes 177Rabbit 5 4-16 minutes 132Rat 1 6-11 minutes 217Sheep 1 5-10 minutes 135CommentsAllMust be given IV. Poor analgesic.Bird Respiratory depression 136Dog 1-4 May cause bradycardia. 23 Not recommended forGrehounds 113Rabbit 1See also, metdetomidine and midazolam. Forimmobilization only.Rabbit 1-4Apnea at surgical levels if used as sole anesthetic. Usewith analgesics, intubate and ventilate. Consider this drugto be a hypnotic 158Reptile 1 Can lead to prolonged anesthesia 280PROPOXYPHENE (Darvon, Dolene)Class Analgesic. Controlled substance.Source Lilly, genericRat 25 mg/kg IP 81CommentsAllMild analgesiaPYRIDOSTIGMINE (Mestinon)Class Nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent antagonistSource ICN PharmaceuticalsDog 0.2-0.3 mg/kg IV 50

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