Exotic Animal Formulary5

q12-24h 198,202
100 mg/kg IM
q12h 566
Cranes
100 mg/kg IM
q4h 333
100-200 mg/kg
PO q6-8h 333
155 mg/kg IM
q12-24h 207
500 mg powder/L
drinking
water 333
1000-2000 mg/L
drinking
water 311
2000-3000 mg/kg
soft feed 311
Most species, including psittacines
Psittacines
Pigeons/PD; amoxicillin preferred over
ampicillin for IM use in pigeons
Psittacines/Pseudomonas
Canaries/aviary use
Canaries/aviary use
Azithromycin (Zithromax,
Pfizer)
— Macrolide antibiotic; effective against
most aerobic and anaerobic Grampositive
bacteria, may be effective
against Gram-negative organisms;
active against Mycobacterium
(including atypical species),
Chlamydia, and Mycoplasma 90
10-20 mg/kg PO
q48h × 5
treatments 124
40 mg/kg PO
q48h × 21
days 305
40 mg/kg PO
q24h × 30
days 124
43-45 mg/kg PO
q24h 333
50-80 mg/kg PO
q24h × 3 days
on, off 4 days,
repeat up to 3
Blue and gold macaws/PD;
nonintracellular infections
Cockatiels/PD; Chlamydia
Blue and gold macaws/PD; intracellular
infections (i.e., Chlamydia)
Most species including psittacines,
passerines/intracellular infections
including mycobacterial sp.; used
with ethambutol and rifabutin (see
Table 5-44)
Most species/mycobacterial sp.; do not
use if hepatic or renal disease; can
mix with lactulose (stable
refrigerated for 3-4 wk)
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