Exotic Animal Formulary5

SC, IM, IV q6-
12h 41
0.013 mg/kg IM
q8h 16
Rhesus macaques
0.02 mg/kg IM q3-
4h 59
0.02 mg/kg SC, IV
q8h 3,72
New World primates
0.05 mg/kg IM
q8h 3,72 Monkeys, 3 macaques 72
0.1-0.15 mg/kg SC
q6h 44
0.1-0.2 mg/kg IM
q12-48h 86
0.1-0.4 mg/kg IM 7 Eulemurs
Butorphanol
(B)/acepromazine (A)
Butorphanol
(B)/dexmedetomidine
(D)/ketamine (K)
0.1-0.4 mg/kg SC,
IM, IV q3-4h 91
(B) 0.013 mg/kg+
(A) 0.02 mg/kg
IM 86
(B) 0.3-0.4 mg/kg+
(D)
0.02 mg/kg+(K)
3-5 mg/kg
IM 90,91
Prosimians
Macaques/premedication for general
anesthesia; butorphanol could be
substituted with buprenorphine
(0.01 mg/kg) and ketamine (10 mg/kg)
Prosimians/can exchange ketamine with
0.2-0.3 mg/kg IM midazolam
Carfentanil — This product is no longer available
commercially in the United States; prior
publications suggest substantial
concern with use of this product, both
alone and in combinations, for use in
nonhuman primates 20,45,86
Carprofen 2 mg/kg PO q12h 3 Chimpanzees, monkeys
Celecoxib
2-4 mg/kg PO, SC,
IV q12-
24h 38,41,59,72,86
3-4 mg/kg IV, SC
once 28
200 mg/animal PO
q12-24h 3
NSAID; analgesia; antipyretic; half-life
varies with species; COX-1 selectivity 59
Macaques/preoperatively
Chimpanzees/COX-2 NSAID
Deracoxib 2 mg/kg PO q24h 3 Chimpanzees/COX-2 NSAID; chronic use
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