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Meclizine 2-12 mg/kg PO q12-

24h 44,60,67

Most species

Metoclopramide

0.2-0.5 mg/kg PO, SC

q6-8h 51,60,67

Carnivores, rodents, rabbits

Omeprazole 0.5-1 mg/kg PO q24h 67 Carnivores

Oxytocin

Simethicone

(66 mg/mL)

Sucralfate

0.2-3 IU/kg SC, IM,

IV 53,64

60 mg/kg PO q8-12h or

at every feeding for

infants 60

25-125 mg/kg PO

q8h 41,71

Most species

Most species (adult or infant)/also consider

burping nursing neonates after every

feeding

Most species/give 30-60 min after histamine-2

blockers

Vitamin B

complex

10-20 mg/kg SC, IM q8-

12h prn 67 Carnivores/dose based on thiamine (B 1 )

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.

References

1 Adamcak A., Otten B. Rodent therapeutics. In: Fronefield S.A., ed. 221–240. Vet

Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2000;3.

2 American Veterinary Medical Association. Guidelines for the Euthanasia of

Animals. Available at:

https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/euthanasia.pdf. Accessed Dec 15,

2016.

3 American Veterinary Medical Association. Guidelines for Veterinary Prescription

Drugs. Available at: https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Pages/Guidelines-for-

Veterinary-Prescription-Drugs.aspx. Accessed Dec 15, 2016.

4 American Veterinary Medical Association. Wildlife Decision Tree. Available at:

https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Reference/wildlife/Pages/default.aspx.

Accessed Dec 15, 2016.

5 Arent L.R. Raptors in Captivity. Blaine, WA: Hancock House Publishers; 2007.

6 Baker D.G., Cook L.F., Johnson E.M., Lamberski N. Prevalence, acquisition, and

treatment of Didelphostrongylus hayesi (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) infection

in opossums (Didelphis virginiana). J Zoo Wildl Med. 1995;26:403–408.

7 Barnard S.M., ed. Bats in Captivity Volume 1—Biological and Medical Aspects.

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