Exotic Animal Formulary5

Dipyrone — See metamizole
Duloxetine 10 mg/kg IP 55 Mice/PD
30 mg/kg PO q24h 55 Mice/PD
Fentanyl 0.025-0.6 mg/kg SC 37 Mice
0.16 mg/kg SC 80 Rats/PD
Flunixin meglumine — Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory; do
not use in dehydrated animals
2.5 mg/kg SC 87 Most species
2.5-5 mg/kg SC q12-
24h 33
Most species
Gabapentin 10-30 mg/kg PO 55 Mice/PD
30 mg/kg PO q8h 84 Rats
50 mg/kg PO q24h 84 Hamsters
Hydrocodone 10-40 mg/kg SC 80 Rats/PD
Hydromorphone 0.4 mg/kg SC<q2h 110 Rats/PD
2 mg/kg SC<q4h 70 Chinchillas/PD
Ibuprofen 10 mg/kg PO q4h 33 Guinea pigs
15 mg/kg PO 33 Rats
30 mg/kg IP 91 Rats/PD
30 mg/kg PO 33 Mice
40 mg/kg PO 43 Mice/PD study
Indomethacin 8 mg/kg PO 33 Guinea pigs
Ketoprofen
1-3 mg/kg SC, IM
q12-24h 84,90
Chinchillas, guinea pigs, prairie
dogs/in prairie dogs, doses of 3-
5 mg/kg have been used
5 mg/kg SC 33 Rats, mice
5-15 mg/kg SC 101 Rats/PD
Meloxicam
0.1-0.3 mg/kg PO,
SC q24h 33,87
≥0.5 mg/kg PO, SC
q24h 90
Guinea pigs
Chinchillas, guinea pigs, hamsters,
gerbils
1 mg/kg PO, SC 33,87 Rats
1-2 mg/kg PO q12-
24h 6,84
1-5 mg/kg PO, SC
q24h 90
Rats
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