Exotic Animal Formulary5

intranasally with sternal
recumbency for 21.7 ± 4.9 min
0.4 mg/kg IV 375 Emus
0.5-1 mg/kg IM, IV
q8h 38
2 mg/kg
intranasally 491
Raptors/anticonvulsant
Hispaniolan Amazon parrots/mild to
moderate sedation in 3 min; reduced
vocalizations, struggling and
defensive behaviors for 15 min;
reversed with flumazenil
intranasally
2 mg/kg IM 814 Canada geese/sedation for 15-20 min
5 mg/kg
intranasally 355
2 mg/kg
intranasally 714b
7.3-8.8 mg/kg
intranasally 829,830
12.5-15.6 mg/kg
intranasally 830
13 ± 1 mg/kg
intranasally 80
Pigeons/PD; minimal side effects on
vital functions but caused
inadequate immobilization of
pigeons for restraint in dorsal
recumbency
Wild macaws/PD; provided
approximately 20 min of sedation in
80% of macaws
Ring-necked parakeets/dose divided into
each nare and given slowly; time to
onset, 3 min; dorsal recumbency,
57.7 ± 24.4 min; flumazenil
intranasally significantly reduced
recovery time
Canaries/dose divided into each nare
and given slowly; time to onset,
<3 min; dorsal recumbency, 17.1 ± 5
min; flumazenil intranasally
significantly reduced recovery time
Finches/time to onset of sedation
significantly faster (1.0 ± 0.3 min)
than xylazine or diazepam; shorter
duration of dorsal recumbency
observed (32.00 ± 8.09 min)
compared with diazepam (68.2 ±
12.7 min); significantly shorter
duration of sedation (74.2 ± 8.7 min)
than diazepam (182.00 ± 18.37 min)
and xylazine (360.2 ± 41.31 min); no
complications noted
13.2 ± 1.3 mg/kg Budgerigars/time to onset of sedation
344