Exotic Animal Formulary5

Pyrantel pamoate
5 mg/kg PO, repeat in
14 days 199 Most species/nematodes
Pyrethrin spray (0.09%)
Quinacrine (Atabrine,
Winthrop)
Quinine sulfate
Spiramycin (Spirasol,
May and Baker)
25 mg/kg PO
q24h×3 days;
repeat in 3 wk 106
Topical q7d×2-3
treatments 92
19-100 mg/kg PO
q48h×14-21 days 393
75 mg/kg PO
q48h×14-28 days 393
160 mg/kg PO
q24h×10 days,
then 2×/wk×3 mo 64
Most species/ascarids, hookworms,
pinworms
Most species/use water-based sprays
labeled for kittens and puppies; apply
with cloth; can also spray cage, wash
out after 30 min; use sparingly and
with caution; pyrethroids are safer (see
permethrin, resmethrin)
Most species/some hematozoa
Most species/some hematozoa; toxic at
>100 mg/kg q24h; ineffective against
exoerythrocytic forms
Snakes/cryptosporidia; may reduce clinical
signs and oocyte shedding; does not
eliminate the organism
Sulfadiazine,
sulfamerazine
— Most species/coccidia; avoid sulfa drugs in
cases of dehydration, urinary calculi,
or renal dysfunction 272
Sulfadimethoxine
75 mg/kg PO, then
45 mg/kg
q24h×5 days 103,393
25 mg/kg PO
q24h×21 days 16,393
50 mg/kg PO q24h×3-
5 days, then q48h
prn 199
Most species/coccidia
Snakes, lizards/coccidia
Most species/coccidia; ensure adequate
hydration and renal function
90 mg/kg PO, IM, IV, Most species/coccidia
then 45 mg/kg
q24h×5-
7 days 103,169,393
50 mg/kg PO
q24h×21 days 384
Bearded dragons/coccidia
Sulfadimidine (33%
solution)
0.3-0.6 mL/kg PO Most species/coccidia; alternatively, 0.3-
q24h×10 days 393 0.6 mL/kg, then 0.15-0.3 mL/kg
q24h×10 days
1 oz/gal drinking
water×10 days 393
Most species/coccidia
142