Exotic Animal Formulary5

Human chorionic
gonadotropin (hCG)
5000-10,000 U IM 3 Chimpanzees
Hydrochlorothiazide 1 mg/kg PO q24h 3 Chimpanzees
Hydrocortisone sodium
succinate
5 mg/kg IM, IV q12h 3 Chimpanzees
Insulin, NPH 0.1 U/animal SC q12h 41 Common marmosets/glucose
monitoring
0.25-0.5 U/kg SC q24h 3 Chimpanzees/starting dose; diabetes
mellitus; diabetic ketoacidosis
0.5 U/kg q24h 86 Advisable to start with this dose and
reevaluate with blood glucose
2.5 U/kg divided into 2
doses IM 86
Cynomolgus macaques/use
combination of short-acting and
longer-acting insulin (70:30);
dose is highly variable
Iron dextran 10 mg/kg IM q7d 3 Monkeys
11-22 mg/kg IM 3 Chimpanzees
Isoproterenol
0.05-2 µg/kg/min IV
constant rate infusion 3
0.1-1 µg/kg/min IV
constant rate infusion
or 0.02-0.06 mg IV
bolus 3
Monkeys/nonselective β-adrenergic
agonist
Chimpanzees
Lactulose 0.25-1.1 mL/kg PO q8-
12h 41
Common marmosets
Leuprolide acetate
(Lupron)
Effective contraception for
1-6 mo
0.3 mg/kg IM every 4 wk 3
3.75 mg suspension
once/mo for 6 mo 39
New World primates/GnRH
antagonist implant; need
secondary contraception of
megesterol acetate (not
depoprovera) for 7 days prior to
and postimplant placement 80
Allen’s swamp monkey (n=1)/uterine
fibroids and ovarian cysts
Levothyroxine
0.05 mg/animal PO q24h; Gorilla (n=1)/hypothyroidism;
incremental changes of monitor TSH and T 4 q6-8wk
0.025 mg q24h at 30
day intervals up to
0.1 mg q24h 86
Lidocaine 0.7-1.4 mg/kg IV as Monkeys, chimpanzees at 1-
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