Exotic Animal Formulary5

sulfate 333
1 mL combined with
mineral oil (2:1) 477
Pentoxifylline 15-25 mg/kg PO q8-
12h 495,841
30 mg/kg PO q12h × 5
days 55,60
Budgerigars/PD; cathartic; a experimental
lead particles administration; faster
elimination time than controls but not
statistically significant
Most species/frostbite
Most species/improve peripheral perfusion;
peripheral arterial disease; raptor
wingtip edema
Perflutren lipid
microspheres
(Definity, Lantheus
Medical)
0.1 mL/bird IV 67 Most birds/ultrasound contrast agent;
necessitates a mechanical activating
device
0.1 mL/bird IV diluted
with 0.9 mL
NaCl 65
Red-tailed hawks/PD; lasted several min in
cardiac chambers
Pimobendan
0.25 mg/kg PO
q12h 101
0.25 mg/kg PO
q12h 57,726,819
6-10 mg/kg PO
q12h 234
Harris hawks/congestive heart failure;
therapeutic drug monitoring performed
Parrots
Parrots
10 mg/kg PO q12h 302 Hispaniolan Amazon parrots/PK
Policosanol 0.3-2 mg PO q25h 253 Psittacines/hyperlipidemia; use was reported
in 2 birds
Polysulfated
glycosaminoglycan
(PSGAG)
(Adequan,
Luitpold)
— Used for osteoarthritis in a variety of birds;
coagulopathies including 3 deaths
reported in 4 birds following IM
injection 4
5 mg/kg IM q7d 333 Pekin ducks/degenerative joint disease
10 mg/kg IM, Most species, including pheasants, vultures,
intrarticular q7d × cranes/noninfectious or traumatic joint
3 mo 333,781 dysfunction; 250 mg/mL for
intraarticular use; 500 mg/mL for IM use
500 mg/bird IM q4d ×
7 treatments 806 Ratites
Povidone-iodine
Topical, wash off
within 5 min 333
Raptors/wound cleansing
Probenecid ___ Not currently recommended for the
treatment of gout; may exacerbate the
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