Exotic Animal Formulary5

mg/kg PO q12h × 7 days
0.5-1 mg/kg PO q12h ×
30 days 580 Eclectus, Amazon
parrots/use with
trimethoprim-sulfadiazine
(30 mg/kg)
100 mg/kg feed 333 Most species
Quinacrine HCl a (Atabrine,
Sanofi)
— Most species/Atoxoplasma,
Plasmodium; chloroquine
and primaquine are
preferred; overdosage
may cause hepatoxicity
5-10 mg/kg PO, IM
q24h 432b
Raptors/Plasmodium
5-10 mg/kg PO q24h × 7-
10 days 38,194,382 Most species/use higher
doses for Lankesterella,
Plasmodium
7.5 mg/kg PO q24h × 10
days 38,333
26-79 mg/L drinking
water × 10-21 days 38,321
Most species/Atoxoplasma
Pigeons
Rafoxanide (Flukex, Univet;
Ranide, MSD)
10 mg/kg PO 194 Raptors/trematodes, cestodes;
not available in the
United States
Resorantel (Terenol-S, Intervet) 130 mg/kg PO 149b,333 Ostriches/highly effective
against H. struthionis
when administered with
or without fenbendazole
Ronidazole (Ronivet-S, Vetafarm) — Antiprotozoal used against
trichomoniasis; toxicity
documented with
overdose in drinking
water in society finches 861
2.5 mg/kg PO × 6 days 321 Pigeons
6-10 mg/kg PO q24h × 6-
10 days 333 Most species
10-20 mg/kg PO q24h × 7
days 135
12.5 mg/kg PO q24h × 6
days 38
Pigeons
Pigeons
50-400 mg/L drinking Passerines
317