Exotic Animal Formulary5

45 mg/kg q24h 103 nephrotoxic; maintain
hydration
Ticarcillin (Ticar, SmithKline-
Beecham)
50-100 mg/kg IM
q24h 103
50-100 mg/kg IM, IV
q24-48h 237
Most species/maintain hydration
Loggerhead sea turtles/PK
Tobramycin — Potentially nephrotoxic; maintain
hydration; potentiated by ß-
lactams
2.5 mg/kg IM q24-72h 79 Most species
10 mg/kg IM q24-48h 79 Chelonians/can be given q48h in
tortoises; fluid therapy
recommended
Trimethoprim/sulfadiazine or
sulfamethoxazole
— Maintain hydration; parenteral
form must be compounded
10-30 mg/kg PO q24h 117 Most species/maintain hydration
30 mg/kg IM
q24h×2 days, then
q48h 357
Tortoises/PD
Tylosin
5 mg/kg IM q24h×10-
60 days 79 Most species/mycoplasmosis
a
Because reptiles are ectothermic, pharmacokinetics of drugs are influenced by ambient temperature.
Antimicrobial therapy should be conducted at the upper end of the patient’s preferred (selected) optimum
temperature zone.
b
See Table 15-4 for antimicrobial combination therapies, some of which are commonly used in reptiles.
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