Exotic Animal Formulary5

Ketorolac
0.5-1 mg/kg 67 SC, NSAID
IM q8-
12h×4 days 38
15-30 mg/animal
IM 72
30 mg/animal PO
q6h 3,72
60 mg/animal PO
once 3
Baboons
Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees
Lidocaine 2-4 mg/kg 18 Great apes/preferred to bupivacaine for
dental procedures
6 mg/kg maximum
perineurally 25
Macaques/local anesthetic
Medetomidine a — Medetomidine is a more selective, potent
and specific α 2 -agonist than xylazine;
can be compounded; replaced with
dexmedetomidine
0.01-0.035 mg/kg
IM 3,44 Monkeys 3
0.1 mg/kg PO 20 Great apes
0.1 mg/kg SC, IM 72 Squirrel monkeys, baboons
0.15 mg/kg 72 Macaques
Medetomidine
(Me) a /midazolam (Mi)
Meloxicam
(Me) 0.03-
0.06 mg/kg+
(Mi) 0.3 mg/kg
IM 67
0.1 mg/kg PO
q24h 11
0.1-0.2 mg/kg SC
q24h 29 up to 3
days 72
0.2 mg/kg IM
q24h 11
0.2-0.3 mg/kg PO,
SC, IM
Japanese macaques
Cynomolgus macaques/PK; sustainedrelease
formation (0.6 mg/kg SC)
achieved adequate steady-state plasma
concentration for 2-3 days; PO
formulation limited use
Marmosets, rhesus macaques/NSAID
Cynomolgus macaques/PK; see above dose
for cynomolgus macaques; IM provided
adequate plasma concentrations for 12-
24 hr
Lower dose—common marmosets, 41
macaques 72
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