Exotic Animal Formulary5

IP 41
(K) 60 mg/kg+(X) 6 mg/kg
IP 56
(K) 80 mg/kg+(X) 5 mg/kg
IM, IP 41
(K) 80 mg/kg+(X) 8 mg/kg
IP 56
(K) 100 mg/kg+(X) 5 mg/kg
IM, IP 29
Mice/anesthesia; <40 min
Hamsters/anesthesia
Mice/anesthesia; <30 min
Rats/anesthesia
Medetomidine — See ketamine for combinations
0.1 mg/kg SC 74 Hamsters/light to moderate
sedation
0.1-0.2 mg/kg SC 74 Gerbils/light to moderate sedation
0.15 mg/kg IM 12,31 Rats, guinea pigs/sedation
0.15-0.25 mg/kg IM 42 Rats/sedation
0.2-0.3 mg/kg SC 31 Hamsters/sedation
Medetomidine
(Me)/butorphanol
(B)
(Me) 0.1 mg/kg+(B) 2 mg/kg
IM 12
Rats/sedation
Midazolam — See ketamine for combination
0.4-2 mg/kg IM 114 Guinea pigs, chinchillas
1-2 mg/kg IM 74 All species/preanesthetic
2-3 mg/kg IM 114 Rats, mice, gerbils
Midazolam
(M)/butorphanol (B)
(M) 0.2-0.8 mg/kg+(B) 0.3-
0.5 mg/kg IM 51 Degus/sedation
Midazolam
(M)/medetomidine
(Me)/butorphanol
(B)
(M) 1 mg/kg+(Me)
0.05 mg/kg+(B) 2 mg/kg
IP 12
(M) 2 mg/kg+(Me)
0.15 mg/kg+(B) 2.5 mg/kg
IP 59
(M) 4 mg/kg+(Me)
0.3 mg/kg+(B) 5 mg/kg
IP 48,56
Rats/sedation; completely reversible
Rats/anesthesia; completely
reversible
Mice/anesthesia; <60 min;
completely reversible
Midazolam
(M)/medetomidine
(Me)/fentanyl (F)
(M) 1 mg/kg+(Me)
Chinchillas/anesthesia, completely
0.05 mg/kg+(F)
reversible with flumazenil
0.02 mg/kg IM 46 (0.1 mg/kg)+atipamezole
(0.5 mg/kg)+naloxone
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