Exotic Animal Formulary5

(Deramaxx, Eli Lilly)
4 mg/kg PO q24h 3 Chimpanzees
Diazepam — Used often as an adjuvant with ketamine
0.25-0.5 mg/kg PO,
IV 7,90
0.25-0.5 mg/kg IM,
IV 3
Prosimians, lemurs
Chimpanzees
0.5-1 mg/kg
PO 3,59,86 Chimpanzees 3
0.5-1 mg/kg IM,
IV 3
Monkeys/seizures
0.5-2.5 mg/kg IV 91 Prosimians
1 mg/kg IM 29 Marmosets
5 mg/animal PO 20 Gorillas (juvenile)
Droperidol
Etomidate
2.5-10 mg/animal
IM 3
0.1 mg/kg/min IV
constant rate
infusion 26
Chimpanzees/given 30-60 min prior to
procedure
Rhesus macaques/maintenance
1 mg/kg IV 26 Rhesus macaques/induction
Fentanyl — Produced respiratory depression and
analgesia at dosages as low as 2 µg/kg
IV, and apnea was seen consistently at
60 µg/kg 67
0.001-0.03 mg/kg/h
IV constant
rate infusion 90,91
0.05-0.15 µg/kg IM
as needed 3
1-2 µg/kg as an
adjunct to
general
anesthesia; 50-
150 µg/kg as
sole anesthetic 18
5-10 µg/kg IV
bolus 72 or IV
constant rate
infusion 3,25 or
10-25 µg/kg/h
IV constant
Prosimians
Monkeys
Great apes
Rhesus macaques, baboons, 72 chimpanzees 3
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