Exotic Animal Formulary5

110 U/100 g 59 New World primates/UVB light
2000 U/kg 41 Common marmosets
5000 U ergocalciferol depot
(sesame oil) IM once at
age 4 mo and
ergocalciferol 400 U PO
q24h from age 4 mo
until weaning 43
Infant chimpanzees/prevention of
rickets
Vitamin E 3.75 U/kg PO q24h 3 Chimpanzees
Vitamin K 1 1 mg/kg PO, IM q8h 3 Chimpanzees
1-5 mg/animal IM q24h 3 Monkeys
Winstrol 2-4 mg PO q24h 3 Chimpanzees
Zinc
2.5 µg/animal PO
q24h×3 days 3
Monkeys
75 mg PO q12h as needed 3 Chimpanzees
Zuclopenthixol 10-25 mg PO q8h 76 Gorilla (n=1)/aggression; tapered
with a decrease of 5 mg/wk;
antipsychotic; extrapyramidal
symptoms; neuroleptic malignant
syndrome is a rare but potentially
side effect
Table 13-5
Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Values of Primates. 19,37,41,59,62,90,93
Measurement
Baboon
(Papio
spp.)
Capuchin
Monkey
(Cebus
sp.)
Chimpanzee
(Pan
troglodytes)
Common
Marmoset
(Callithrix
jacchus) b
Ring-
Tailed
Lemur
(Lemur
catta)
Hematology
PCV (%) 45 45-53 38-51 45-48 44-57
RBC (10 6 /µL) 4.5-4.8 6 4.7-6.4 2.5-10.4 6.7-8.6
Hgb (g/dL) 13 14-17 7.6-10.7 15.1-15.5 13.8-17.2
WBC (10 3 /µL) 14.1 5-24 7.3-15.7 3-15 4.8-12.5
Neutrophils (%) 60.5 55 3.0-10.7 a 28-55 1.2-7.5 a
Lymphocytes
(%)
36 41 2.0-7.3 a 43-67 1.7-5.7 a
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