Exotic Animal Formulary5

1-4 mg/kg PO, SC q12h 41 Common marmosets/congestive
heart failure
1-4 mg/kg IV 3 Monkeys
2-4 mg/kg IM q8h 3 Monkeys
Glipizide 1.25 mg/kg PO q24h 86 Titi monkey (n=1)/sulfonylurea;
gestational diabetes
Glycopyrrolate 0.004 mg/kg IM, IV 3 Chimpanzees
0.004-0.008 mg/kg IM 3 Monkeys
0.005-0.01 mg/kg IM 20,72 Macaques, baboons, chimpanzees 72
0.01 mg/kg IM 16,20 Rhesus macaques, 16 orangutan 20
1 mg/animal PO q8h 3 Chimpanzees
GnRH
immunocontraceptive
vaccine (GonaCon,
USDA Wildlife
Services)
500 µg dose IM 24 Vervet monkeys/1 of 3 monkeys
(adjuvant 1) cycled at 33 wk; 3 of
3 monkeys (adjuvant 2) cycled 25
wk; both had localized swelling
at injection site
Guaifenesin 10-20 mL PO q4-6h 3 Chimpanzees
Guanfacine — Self-injurious behavior; decreased
agitation without profound
sedation
0.3 mg/kg PO, IM q12h×5- Baboon (n=1)/recurrence controlled
10 days, followed by by returning to 0.3 mg/kg q12h
gradual reduction to
0.15 mg/kg q24h over
30 days 57
0.5 mg/kg PO, IM q12h×5- Macaques (n=2)/recurrence controlled
10 days, followed by by returning to 0.5 mg/kg q12h
gradual reduction to
0.25 mg/kg q24h over
30 days 57
Haloperidol 0.03-0.05 mg/kg IM q12h 3 Monkeys
0.5-5 mg PO q8-12h 3 Chimpanzees
60 mg PO q24h 76 Gorilla (n=1)/antipsychotic; treat
concurrently with sulpiride;
extrapyramidal symptoms;
neuroleptic malignant syndrome
is a rare but potential side effect
Heparin
5000-10,000 units IV q6h;
10,000-20,000 units SC
q12h 3
Chimpanzees
857