Exotic Animal Formulary5

Metronidazole 15-25 mg/kg PO q12h×5-7 days 67 Carnivores/Giardia
10-40 mg/kg PO q24h 10 Rodents
Moxidectin
0.2-0.4 mg/kg PO q7-10d×3-6
doses 87
Carnivores, rabbits
Nitenpyram (Capstar,
Novartis)
— Capstar wound flush: one
11.4 mg tablet crushed
and mixed with 30 mL
sterile 0.9% NaCl or
water 55
11.4 mg (1 tablet) PO for
animals weighing 0.9-
11.36 kg 67 Carnivores/fleas, myiasis
Praziquantel (Droncit,
Bayer)
5-10 mg/kg PO, SC 67 Carnivores/cestodes
20-25 mg/kg PO q24h×3-
10 days 67 Carnivores/trematodes
Pyrantel pamoate
5-10 mg/kg PO after meal
q2-3wk 44,67
Carnivores
Sulfadimethoxine (Albon,
Zoetis)
25-50 mg/kg PO q24h 1,51,71 Most species
a
Additional drug doses for other classes of wild animals may be found in other chapters of this
formulary.
b
“Carnivores” may include wild North American felids, canids, procyonids, ursids, and mustelids.
c
Many species of wildlife are hunted for human consumption. Drugs prohibited for use in food animals
should not be administered to these species if they will be released to the wild and/or consumed by
humans. See www.farad.org for list of drugs.
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