Exotic Animal Formulary5

infusion 44
1 mg/kg IV 44 Induction
1-2 mg/kg IV
bolus, followed
by constant
rate infusion to
effect 3,72
Chimpanzees
2 mg/kg IV bolus 58 Neonatal rhesus macaques (n=4)/induction
2-4 mg/kg/min IV
constant rate
infusion 72
2-5 mg/kg IV
bolus; 41
maintenance
with 0.3-
0.4 mg/kg/min
IV constant
rate infusion 72
2.5-5 mg/kg IV
bolus;
maintenance
with 0.3-
0.4 mg/kg/min
constant rate
infusion 3
Baboons
Common marmosets, macaques
Monkeys
3-6 mg/kg IV 91 Prosimians
5 mg/kg IV bolus Japanese macaques (n=5)/step down started
at
at 0.6 mg/kg/min, then 0.3 mg/kg/min
0.6 mg/kg/min 61 for 10 min, then 0.2 mg/kg/min for
100 min
5-10 mg/kg IV,
then 0.3-
0.6 mg/kg IV
constant rate
infusion 29
Marmosets
Sevoflurane 1 MAC=2% 72 Macaques
Thiamylal sodium
15-25 mg/kg IV to
effect 3
Monkeys/barbiturate anesthesia
Thiopental — Barbiturate anesthesia
5-7 mg/kg IV if
combined with
Macaques
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