Exotic Animal Formulary5

anesthesia
(K) 20 mg/kg+(X) Pekin ducks/bradypnea, acidemia,
1 mg/kg IV 69,98 hypoxemia, moderate
hyperthermia
(K) 25 mg/kg+(X) Guinea fowl/lateral recumbency 1-
1 mg/kg IM 154 6 min; adequate anesthesia;
arousal in 1.4±0.7 min after
yohimbine administration
Ketamine (K)/xylazine
(X)/diazepam (D)
Ketamine (K)/xylazine
(X)/midazolam (Mi)
(K) 25 mg/kg+(X)
3 mg/kg+
(D) 4 mg/kg IM 117
(K) 15 mg/kg+(X)
2.5 mg/kg+
(Mi) 0.3 mg/kg IM 3
Roosters/use with caution;
significant decreases in HR, RR,
cloacal temperatures; prolonged
recoveries (up to 4 hr)
Guinea fowl/midazolam improved
anesthetic quality
Lidocaine
2.5 mg/kg IV (give over Chickens/PK; under isoflurane
20 sec) 37 anesthesia
15 mg/kg (with
3.8 µg/kg
epinephrine)
perineurally 21
20 mg/kg (with
10 µg/kg
epinephrine)
perineurally 69
Mallard ducks/variable effectiveness
for brachial plexus nerve block
Chickens/unsuccessful brachial
plexus nerve block
Medetomidine 250-350 µg/kg PO 69 Chickens/sedation; 60 µg given to
male birds, 40 µg given to female
birds; average time of sedation
was 6 min; not commercially
available but can be compounded
Methohexital sodium
(Brevital, JHP
Pharmaceuticals)
4-8 mg/kg IV 69 Poultry
5-10 mg/kg IV 69 Ducks
Metomidate HCl (Hypnodil,
Janssen)
4 g/cup of bait (usually
corn) 69
Turkeys (wild)
Midazolam HCl 2 mg/kg IM 69 Canada geese/sedation for 15-20 min
2-6 mg/kg IM 39 Quail/PD; mild to heavy sedation
4-6 mg/kg IM 69 Waterfowl
5 mg/kg IV 33 Turkeys, chickens, ring-necked
pheasants, bobwhites/PK; rapid
absorption, t 1/2 =0.42, 1.45, 1.90,
and 9.71 hr for turkeys, chickens,
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