Exotic Animal Formulary5

0.5-5 mg/kg IM 84 Guinea pigs
ketamine for combinations
2.5-5 mg/kg IM 84 Chinchillas, hamsters, gerbils, rats,
mice
Fentanyl/fluanisone
(Hypnorm, Janssen)
— Anesthesia
0.2-0.6 mL/kg IM, IP 74 Mice, rats
0.5-1 mL/kg IM 84 Guinea pigs
Flumazenil 0.1 mg/kg SC 46 Chinchillas/midazolam reversal
Glycopyrrolate 0.01-0.02 mg/kg SC 50 All species/excess oral or
respiratory mucus
Isoflurane
2%-5% induction, then All species/inhalant anesthetic of
0.25%-4% maintenance 74,84 choice
Ketamine — Avoid use alone, due to high doses
needed; ketamine combinations
follow
20-40 mg/kg IM 74 Chinchillas, hamsters/light
sedation; heavy sedation at
higher doses in hamsters
22 mg/kg IM 74 Mice, rats/light sedation; heavy
sedation at 44 mg/kg in mice
and 25-40 mg/kg in rats
22-44 mg/kg IM 74 Guinea pigs/light sedation; heavy
sedation at higher doses
40-60 mg/kg IM 74 Gerbils/light sedation; heavy
sedation at higher doses
(marked individual variation)
Ketamine
(K)/acepromazine (A)
(K) 40 mg/kg+(A) 0.5 mg/kg
IM 89
Chinchillas/anesthesia; prolonged
recovery
(K) 50-150 mg/kg+(A) 2.5- Mice, rats/lower end of doses
5 mg/kg IM 88 preferred
Ketamine
(K)/dexmedetomidine
(De)
(K) 2-4 mg/kg+(Me)
0.025 mg/kg IM 84 Most species/sedation
(K) 3-5 mg/kg+(De)
0.05 mg/kg SC, IM 84 Guinea pigs/short anesthesia
(K) 4 mg/kg+(De)
0.015 mg/kg 24,35 Chinchillas/surgical anesthesia;
provide supplemental oxygen;
reverse with atipamezole 35
(K) 75 mg/kg+(De) 0.5 mg/kg
IP 74
Mice, rats
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