Exotic Animal Formulary5

generally recommended
because of toxicity to nitrifying
bacteria 100
10-25 mg/kg IM, For treatment of bacterial kidney
ICe; 38 10-
disease; second dose is for
25 mg/kg IM, ICe control of vertical transmission
1-3× q3wk 38 of bacterial kidney disease
75 mg/kg PO q24h×7
days 28
75 mg/kg PO
q24h×10 days 35
Barramundi/successful treatment
of Streptococcus iniae
For control of Streptococcus iniae in
seabream/PD
100 mg/kg PO, IM
q24h × 7-
21 days 142,149
Florfenicol (Nuflor, Merck
Animal Health; Aquaflor
[Veterinary Feed Directivemedicated
feed], Merck
Animal Health)
100-200 mg/kg PO
q24h×21 days 97
5-20 mg/kg PO
q24h 72
10 mg/kg IM
q24h 160,161
10-15 mg/kg PO
q24h 10
10-20 mg/kg PO
q24h 127,130 ×10 days
10, 25, or 50 mg/kg
PO q24h 160,161
10, 25, or 50 mg/kg
PO q12h 160,161
10 or 100 mg/kg IM
q12h 160,161
Salmonids/to control Renibacterium
salmoninarum
Atlantic salmon/PK
Koi/PK (for MICs [minimum
inhibitory concentration] of 1-
6 µg/mL)
Catfish/PK
Cod/PK
Koi/PK, for MIC of 1, 3, and
6 µg/mL, respectively
Gourami/PK; for MICs of 1, 3, and
6 µg/mL, respectively
Gourami/PK; for MICs of 1 µg/mL
or 6 µg/mL
40 mg/kg IM 162 White-spotted bamboo shark/PK
40-50 mg/kg PO, IM,
ICe q12-24h 91,142 Red pacu/PK 91
Flumequine (Apoquin aqualtes,
Sigma-Aldrich)
— Quinolone; Gram-negative
bacteria; freshwater fish at
pH 6.8-7.2; decreased uptake in
hard water; increase dose for
marine fish
10 mg/kg PO q48h 54 Cod, goldsinny wrasse/PK
12-25 mg/kg PO,
ICe, IV q24h 128
Atlantic halibut/PK
45