Exotic Animal Formulary5

Chlorhexidine (Nolvasan
2%, Fort Dodge)
Clotrimazole (Veltrim,
Haver-Lockhart;
Otomax, with
gentamicin and
betamethasone,
Schering-Plough)
F10 super concentrate
disinfectant (Health
and Hygiene,
Roodeport, S Africa)
0.1 mg/kg
intrapulmonary
q24h×28 days 147
1 mg/kg q24h
ICe×2-4 wk 218
5 mg/150 mL
saline×1 hr
nebulization
q12h×7 days 169
20 mL/g water
bath 398
Topical 328
1:250 nasal flush,
0.1 mL each
nare q24h 52
Greek tortoises/pneumonia
Crocodilians
Most species/pneumonia
Lizards/dermatophytosis
Most species/dermatitis; may bathe q12h
with dilute organic iodine prior to use
Terrestrial chelonians/benzalkonium
chloride/polyhexamethylene biguanide
HCl
Fluconazole 5 mg/kg PO q24h 398 Lizards/dermatophytosis
Griseofulvin
21 mg/kg SC once,
then 10 mg/kg
SC 5 days
later 136,235
15 mg/kg PO
q72h 175-177
20-40 mg/kg PO
q72h×5
treatments 328
Loggerhead sea turtles/PK
Most species
Most species/dermatitis; limited success
Itraconazole 5 mg/kg PO q24h 249 Most species/some hepatotoxicity noted
when used for Chrysosporium anamorph
of Nannizziopsis vriesii; can cause anorexia
in bearded dragons without evidence of
hepatotoxicity 114
10 mg/kg PO
q24h 271
Snakes
5 mg/kg PO q24h 142 Panther chameleons
10 mg/kg PO
q48h×60 days 29
Chameleons (Parson’s)/osteomyelitis
136