Exotic Animal Formulary5

(K) 8 mg/kg IV + (X) Ostriches/ketamine administered 20 min
4 mg/kg IM 15 after xylazine; as an adjunct to
isoflurane anesthesia produced
sufficient surgical plane of anesthesia
(K) 10 mg/kg + (X)
0.5-1 mg/kg
IM 14,503
(K) 10-15 mg/kg +
(X) 2 mg/kg IM 531
(K) 10-30 mg/kg +
(X) 2-6 mg/kg
IM 531
(K) 20 mg/kg + (X) 1-
2 mg/kg IV slow
bolus 159
Ratites, turkey vultures
Owls
Psittacines/birds <250 g require dose at
higher end of range
Toucans
(K) 25 mg/kg + (X)
2.5 mg/kg IM 531 Cockatiels
(K) 25-30 mg/kg +
(X) 2 mg/kg IM 531
Falcons, hawks
(K) 30 mg/kg + (X)
6.5 mg/kg IM 531 Budgerigars
(K) 40-50 mg/kg +
(X) 10 mg/kg
intranasally 829
Ring-necked parakeets/dose divided
evenly between nares and given
slowly; time to sedation, 7.7 ±
1.4 min; dorsal recumbency, 12.2 ±
14.1 min; yohimbine IM shortened
recovery
Ketamine (K)/xylazine
(X)/acepromazine (A)
(K) 34 mg/kg + (X) Ostriches
0.2 mg/kg + (A)
0.1 mg/kg IM 375
Lidocaine — Local anesthetic agent with a duration
of action in mammals of 90-
200 min; 152 previous reports state
that the dose of lidocaine used in
birds should be ≤3.3 mg kg; 333 a
recent study in chickens showed 6
mg/kg IV was not associated with
adverse cardiovascular effects 100
1-3 mg/kg 333 Most species
1 mg/kg perineurally
each nerve 208
Raptors/sciatic-femoral nerve block
under inhalant anesthesia
2 mg/kg Hispaniolan Amazon parrots/brachial
342