Exotic Animal Formulary5

Hints for Using This
Formulary
• The book is arranged phylogenically, beginning with Invertebrates (Chapter 1) and
ending with Primates (Chapter 14). Chapter 15 is “Select Topics for the Exotic Animal
Veterinarian.”
• The inside page opposite the front cover contains a “Rapid Reference to the Exotic
Animal Formulary, Fifth Edition,” which is a handy guide to each chapter (with page
numbers). The lines also point to the colored “thumb” tabs.
• The Table of Contents shows the chapter title as well as all the tables in that chapter.
• A number of abbreviations are used throughout the text and most are defined in Table
15-11. Other abbreviations used include:
○ d day
○ EpiCe epicoelomic
○ HR heartrate
○ ICe intracoelomic
○ IO intraosseous
○ IPPV intermittent positive pressure ventilation
○ U (IU) international units
○ L liter
○ LRS lactated Ringer’s solution
○ MIC minimum inhibitory concentration
○ min minute
○ mo month
○ PCR polymerase chain reaction
○ PD pharmacodynamics/pharmacologic data
○ PK pharmacokinetic data
○ prn as needed
○ RR respiratory rate
○ wk week
• Generic (nonproprietary) names of drugs are used in most instances.
• Dosages are generally listed in ascending order (hence, dosages for a particular species
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