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200 mg/kg IM

q24h 51,76

130-400 mg/L

drinking

water 85,318

Most species, including

waterfowl/Pasteurella

Pigeons

650-2000 mg/L Psittacines

drinking

water × 5-

14 days 148

300 mg/kg soft

feed × 5-

14 days 148 Psittacines

8 g/40 g packet

bone cement 810 PMMA beads (ratio 1:5)

Penicillin benzathine/

procaine

— Anecdotal reports suggest procaine

penicillin should not be used in

birds <1 kg BW because of possible

toxic effects 807

200 mg/kg IM

q24h 51

Most species

Penicillin G 6 mg/kg IV 137 Ostriches, emus/PD; rapidly eliminated;

small volume of distribution

Penicillin procaine — Anecdotal reports suggest procaine

penicillin should not be used in

birds <1 kg BW; adverse reactions

(possible toxic effects) described in

finches, canaries, budgerigars,

cockatiels 237,807

Piperacillin — Broad-spectrum β-lactamase-sensitive

penicillin with extended spectra

including Pseudomonas, Proteus, and

others; 90 see piperacillin/tazobactam

25 mg/kg IM 807 Ratites (chicks <6 mo of age)

75-100 mg/kg IM

q4-6h 807,808

100 mg/kg IM

q12h 200

100 mg/kg IM

q12h 1

100 mg/kg IM, IV

q8-12h 566,643,697

Amazon parrots

Psittacines/PD

Ostrich chicks/administer concurrent

with amikacin (20 mg/kg IM q12h)

Pigeons, raptors, cranes

100 mg/kg IM q4- Red-tailed hawks, great horned

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