Exotic Animal Formulary5

neutralizer
Dexamethasone 1-2 mg/kg IM, ICe 142 Adjunct to treatment of shock, trauma,
chronic stress syndromes
2 mg/kg IV, ICe q12h 87 Chlorine toxicity; may improve
prognosis
Doxapram 5 mg/kg IV, ICe 140 Respiratory depression
Epinephrine (1:1000)
0.2-0.5 mL IM, IV, ICe,
intracardiac 140
Cardiac arrest
Furosemide 2-5 mg/kg IM q12- Diuretic; ascites, generalized edema; of
72 h 142 questionable value since fish lack a
loop of Henle
Glucans (MacroGard,
Orffa)
sGnRHa (salmon
gonadotropinreleasing
hormone
analogue) +
domperidone
(Ovaprim, Syndel
USA)
2-10 mg/kg ICe 121,149
1 g/kg in feed×24
days fed at 3%
BW 124
2 g/kg in feed×7
days 136
0.5 mL/kg (0.5 µL/g)
IM, ICe 66,106
Polysaccharides; immunostimulant
Red-tailed black sharks/significant
decrease in mortalities from
Streptococcus iniae
Rainbow trout/tested with positive
results
For use as a spawning aid in fish;
enhances/triggers ovulation and
spermiation; for ovulation of eggs
Haloperidol 0.5 mg/kg IM 142 Dopamine blocking agent; use with
luteinizing releasing hormone analog
(LRH-A) to stimulate release of eggs
Human chorionic
gonadotropin
(hCG) (Chorulon,
Merck Animal
Health)
20 U/kg IM, repeat in Dose when combined with carp pituitary
6 hr 142 extract (5 mg/kg)
30 U/kg (22.7-232 U/kg Indicated for use as an aid in improving
for males; 30.5-828 spawning function in male and female
U/kg for females) broodfish; hormone to stimulate
IM, repeat in 6 hr 142 release of eggs (ovulation) and sperm
× 1-3 injections 22 (spermiation); does not cause eggs to
mature: do not administer unless eggs
are mature
800-1000 U/kg IM
q8h 154
Carp
Hydrocortisone 1-4 mg/kg IM, ICe 142 Adjunct to treatment of shock, trauma,
chronic stress syndromes
Hydrogen peroxide
(3%)
0.25 mL/L water 100 Acute environmental hypoxia; see
oxygen
66