Exotic Animal Formulary5

F18 injection,
Siemens)
37 MBq (1 mCi) 754 Amazon parrots/PD; PET scan
Acetic acid (apple cider
vinegar)
15 mL/qt drinking
water
Most species/intestinal dysbiosis
Acetylsalicylic acid
(aspirin)
5 mg/kg PO q48h 62 Most species, African grey parrots/antithrombotic
agent
Allopurinol — Xanthine oxidase inhibitor/use in treatment
of gout is controversial: 50 mg/kg given
to red-tailed hawks was toxic leading to
marked elevations in plasma oxypurinol,
xanthine, and hypoxanthine with
secondary renal dysfunction 476
10-30 mg/kg PO q12-
24h 333
25 mg/kg PO
q24h 476,617
830 mg/L drinking
water 333
Most species/gout
Red-tailed hawks/PD; no significant effect
on plasma uric acid levels
Most species
1 mL stock
Budgerigars/decrease initial dose to 25%
solution/30 mL recommended dose in severe cases and
drinking water gradually increase over several days; use
mixed fresh
with colchicine in severe cases; stock
several times daily solution: 100 mg tablet/10 mL sterile
(300 mg/L) 333 water
Aloe vera Topical 333 Most species/antiinflammatory;
antithromboxane activity; beneficial in
treating burns, electrical injury, or dying
skin flaps; a see heparin for combination
Aluminum hydroxide
Aminoloid
(Aminoloid,
Schering)
Aminopentamide
hydrogen sulfate
(Centrine, Fort
Dodge)
30-90 mg/kg PO
q12h 333
0.25-0.75 mg/kg IM,
repeat in 10-14
days 333
0.05 mg/kg SC, IM
q12h up to 5
doses 333
0.11 mg/kg SC, IM
q8-12h × 1 day,
then q12h × 1 day,
then q24h × 1
day 333
Most species/antacid; phosphate binder
Raptors/induction of molt
Most species/regurgitation
Most species/regurgitation
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