Exotic Animal Formulary5

(K) 3-5 mg/kg + (Me)
50-100 µg/kg
IM 366
Raptors
(K) 3-7 mg/kg + (Me)
75-150 µg/kg
IM 367
Large psittacines
(K) 25 mg/kg + (Me)
100 µg/kg IM 658 Psittacines/anesthesia
Ketamine (K)/midazolam
(Mi)
Ketamine (K)/midazolam
(Mi)/butorphanol (B)
(K) 10-40 mg/kg +
(Mi) 0.2-4 mg/kg
SC, IM 194,333,531
(K) 40-50 mg/kg +
(Mi) 3.65 mg/kg
intranasally 829
(Mi) 0.2 mg/kg + (B)
0.4 mg/kg IM
followed by (K)
8.7 ± 0.5 mg/kg
IV 36
Most species, including psittacines
Ring-necked parakeets/dose divided into
each nare and given slowly; onset of
action <3 min, dorsal recumbency
for 70.7 ± 46.7 min recovery times
reduced with flumazenil intranasally
Ostriches/PD; anesthesia; followed by
intubation and isoflurane anesthesia
Ketamine
(K)/tiletamine/zolazepam
(Tz)
(K) 15 mg/kg + (Tz)
10 mg/kg IM 427 Raptors/anesthesia
Ketamine (K)/xylazine (X) — Often associated with cardiac depressive
effects and rough recoveries
(K) 0.45 mg/kg + (X)
25 mg/kg IM 500 Ostriches
(K) 2-3 mg/kg IV +
(X) 5-10 mg/kg
IM 112
(K) 2-5 mg/kg IV +
(X) 0.25 mg/kg
IV 112
(K) 2.2-3.3 mg/kg +
(X) 2.2 mg/kg
IM 375
Ostriches
Ostriches
Ratites/administer xylazine 10-15 min
before ketamine
(K) 4.4 mg/kg + (X)
2.2 mg/kg IV 358,440 Psittacines, raptors
(K) 5 mg/kg + (X) 1
mg/kg IM 85
Ostriches
341