Exotic Animal Formulary5

2 mg/kg IM 33 Rapid immobilization within 3-5 minutes;
associated with arrhythmias, hypotension,
bradycardia
Yohimbine (Yobine,
Lloyd)
0.2-0.5 mg/kg
IV 52
0.5-1 mg/kg
IM 52,53
Xylazine reversal
Table 11-4
Analgesic Agents Used in Ferrets.
Agent Dosage Comments
Acetylsalicylic
acid (aspirin)
0.5-22 mg/kg PO
q8-24h 52
Analgesia; antiinflammatory; antipyretic; cannot be
compounded as molecule is unstable in aqueous
solution
Amantadine 3-5 mg/kg PO 49 May potentiate other analgesics via NMDA antagonist
action
Bupivicaine 1-2 mg/kg SC 32
Buprenorphine
12 µg/kg
epidurally 21
0.04 mg/kg IM
q4-6h 29
0.01-0.05 mg/kg
oral
transmucosal,
SC, IM, IV
q6-12h 32,52
Epidural analgesia/anesthesia
PK
Analgesia
Butorphanol — See ketamine, midazolam, and tiletamine/zolazepam
(see Table 11-3) for anesthetic combinations
Carprofen
(Rimadyl,
Zoetis)
Fentanyl citrate
0.05-0.5 mg/kg
SC, IM q8-
12h 32,52
0.3 mg/kg SC q2-
4h 29
1-5 mg/kg PO
q12-24h 21,52
4 mg/kg SC 32
1.25-5 µg/kg/h IV
via constant-
Analgesia; lower end of dose may be too low for
clinical effect; higher end of dose range may cause
profound sedation
PK
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory; use caution in
animals with gastritis or enteritis
Postoperative analgesia
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