Exotic Animal Formulary5

0.05-0.5 mg/kg IV 333 Most species
0.1-0.3 mg/kg IV 333,375 Ratites/tranquilization; smooth
anesthetic recovery
0.2-0.5 mg/kg IM 195 Most species/premedication; onset in 15-
20 min
0.25-0.5 mg/kg IM,
IV q24h × 2-
3 days 779 Raptors/appetite stimulant
0.5 mg/kg PO 333 Passerines/calms fractious species while
improving acceptance to a novel
captive diet; oral solution (1 mg/mL,
Roxane Laboratories) works best
0.5-1 mg/kg IM, IV
q8-12h 38
Raptors/sedation; anticonvulsant
0.8 mg/kg
Ostriches (juvenile)/slower onset (4.3 ±
intranasally 25 0.4 min) than midazolam (2.9 ±
1.2 min); moderate sedation was
achieved for standing chemical
restraint, with the maximum
duration effect of 9.2 ± 2.5 min
1-2 mg/kg IV 333 Ostriches/administer just prior to
recovery from teletamine/zolazepam
to counter its undesirable effects
2.5-4 mg/kg PO 333 Most species/sedation
5 mg/kg PO 333 Ostriches/standing sedation
5 mg/kg IV 262,333 Emus, rheas/sedation
6 mg/kg IM 812 Rock partridges/decrease in cloacal
temperature; prolonged recoveries
(149 ± 8.3 min)
10 mg/kg IM 623 Zebra finches/deep sedation, dorsal
recumbency achieved in minutes and
lasted for several hours; reversed
completely with flumazenil
12 mg/kg
intranasally 829
Ring-necked parakeets/dose divided into
each nare and given slowly; time to
onset 3.5 ± 1.2 min, dorsal
recumbency 11.0 ± 6.4 min; not
sedate enough for any
manipulation; flumazenil
intranasally significantly reduced
recumbency time
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