Exotic Animal Formulary5

Skin-So-Soft (Avon)
Topical to affected
plumage 333
Most species/softens and removes sticky-trap
glue from plumage; use Dawn dish
detergent to remove Skin-So-Soft
product a
Sodium tetradecyl
sulfate
2 mg/kg diluted at 5%
topical 59
Most species/fibrotic agent; topical
administration in cervicocephalic
diverticulum in case of hyperinflation
Spironolactone 1 mg/kg PO q12h 58,726 Parrots/diuretic
Sucralfate 25 mg/kg PO q8h 333 Most species, including raptors/oral,
esophageal, gastric, duodenal ulcers; give
1 hr before food or other drugs 333
99m
Technetiumdisofenin
1 mCi (microcuries) 183
in a commercial
liquid or solid diet
PO
African grey parrots/radionucleotide used
for gastrointestinal scintigraphy
99m
Technetiummebrofenin
1.5-2 mCi 297,307 Pigeons/PD; liver scintigraphy
99m
Technetiumdiethylenetriaminepentaacetic
acid (DTPA)
Terbutaline
42 ± 0.16 MBq (1.158
± 0.164 mCi
[microcuries])/bird
IV 493
0.01 mg/kg PO, IM
q6h 450
0.1 mg/kg PO q12-
24h 333
Pigeons/PD; radiopharmaceutical agent of
choice for the assessment of renal
function
Psittacines/α 2 -selective smooth muscle
bronchodilator
Macaws, Amazon parrots/bronchodilator;
obstructive pulmonary disease;
pneumonitis
Theophylline 2 mg/kg PO q12h 611 Severe macaws/bronchodilation
5-10 mg/kg PO q12h 55 Blue and gold macaws/chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
10 mg/kg PO q12h 55 Amazon parrots/syringeal masses
Tincture of iodine Topical 333 Raptors/wounds; inexpensive; readily
available in developing countries a
Trilostane 1 mg/kg PO q24h 817 Senegal parrots/Cushing’s disease
Trypsin-balsam of
Peru-castor oil
(Granulex, Pfizer)
Tyrode’s solution
Topical 333
Offer in place of
drinking water 333
Most species/digests necrotic tissue (may
have debriding action); may have
analgesic effects; may cause local
inflammation and pyogenic reaction; do
not use for long-term management a
Cockatiels/restores renal-medullary
gradient; add 8 g NaCl, 0.13 g CaCl 2 , 0.2
g KCl, 0.1 g MgCl 2 , 0.05 g Na 2 HPO 4 , 1 g
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