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Exotic Animal Formulary5

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Dexamethasone — Antiinflammatory

0.5-2 mg/kg PO, SC, All species

then decreasing

dose q12h×3-

14 days 41

0.6 mg/kg IV, IM, SC

q24h 84

Guinea pigs/pregnancy toxemia

Diazoxide 25 mg/kg PO q12h 47 Guinea pigs/insulinoma

Diphenhydramine — Antihistamine; anaphylaxis

1-2 mg/kg PO, SC

q12h 90

Chinchillas, hamsters, mice, rats

1-5 mg/kg SC prn 84 Guinea pigs

Diphenylhydantoin 25-50 mg/kg q12h 52 Most species/seizures

Dorzolamide 1 drop of 1%

solution q12h 84

Rats/glaucoma

Ephedrine

Famotidine

Fluoxetine

Furosemide

GnRH (e.g.,

gonadorelin)

1 mg/kg PO, IV

prn 64,84

0.4-0.5 mg/kg PO,

SC, q24h 84

1-1.5 mg/kg PO

q24h 84

5-10 mg/kg PO

q24h 52

1-4 mg/kg SC, IM

q4-6h, or 5-

10 mg/kg SC, IM

q12h 84

1-5 mg/kg PO, SC,

IM q12-24h 29,30

20 µg/animal IM

once 39

25 µg/animal q14d×2

treatments 75

Guinea pigs/antihistamine; anaphylaxis

Guinea pigs, chinchillas

Rats

Most species/for behavioral problems (i.e.,

fur chewing)

Most species

Most species/congestive heart failure

Guinea pigs/follicular ovarian cysts, shortacting

formulations

Guinea pigs/follicular ovarian cysts

Heparin 5 mg/kg IV prn 64 Guinea pigs/disseminated intravascular

coagulation

Human chorionic

gonadotropin (hCG)

100 U/kg SC q10-

14d×3 injections 30 Guinea pigs/follicular ovarian cysts

100 U/kg SC q7d for

3 injections 84 Guinea pigs/follicular ovarian cysts

685

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