Exotic Animal Formulary5

dose in hot weather and
higher dose in cool
weather
200-500 mg/kg feed 112 Ostriches (≤3 mo of
age)/Trichomonas
Doramectin (Dectomax, Zoetis) 1 mg/kg SC, IM, 38,432b
repeat in 2 wk 135
Doxycycline 20 mg/kg PO q12h × 10
days 295
Raptors, bustards/used to
treat GI nematodes,
lungworms, eyeworms,
mites 38
Humboldt
penguins/Plasmodium
Febantel (Vercom, Bayer) 5 mg/kg PO 500 Ostriches
20 mg/kg PO 500 Ostriches
30 mg/kg PO once 34,194 Pigeons/PD; ascarids;
repeated doses required to
eliminate Capillaria
obsignata
37.5 mg/kg PO once 38 Pigeons
Fenbendazole (Panacur, Merck) — Most species/anthelmintic
effective against cestodes,
nematodes, trematodes,
Giardia,
acanthocephalans;
toxicity documented in
pigeons and
doves; 286,356,582,671 may be
toxic for other species,
including raptors, 685
8-10 mg/kg q24h × 3-
4 days 194 Most species
vultures, 88,358 lories, 582
storks, 88,840 pelicans; 457 can
cause feather
abnormalities if
administered during
molting; 38 ineffective
against finch ventricular
worms; 38 can be toxic to
bone marrow causing
leukopenia 194
10-20 mg/kg PO q24h × 3
days 135
Pigeons/nematodes
10-50 mg/kg PO, repeat Raptors/nematodes,
300