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Fish
Updated 03/17/2008

Anesthesia/Analgesia Anticholinergic Antiparasitic Euthanasia
Anti-inflammatory Antibiotics Miscellaneous Notes

ANESTHETIC, ANALGESIC

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BENZOCAINE (CETACAINE-LOCAL) (FISH-GEN)

 100 MG/L (13)(14) LOCAL ANESTHETIC

BUTORPHANOL (STADOL OR TORBUTROL)

 0.05-0.10 mg/kg IM (14) NARCOTIC AGONIST-ANTAGONIST V

CLOVE OIL (Eugenol)

 40-120 mg/l (14) (Stock solution:100mg/ml of ethanol by diluting 1 part clove oil with 9 parts ethanol) ANESTHETIC

DIAZAPAM (VALIUM) DOSAGE

 0.1-0.5 MG/KG IM IV MORAYS (13) TRANQUILIZER - BENZODIAZEPINE IV

HYPOTHERMIA

 NOT RECOMMENDED, MAY NOT REDUCE PAIN, OR REACTION TO PAIN SEDATIVE
KETAMINE (KETASET, VETALAR) -  14-18 MG/KG IP IM; 30 IV IM SALMONIDS (13)//66-88 mg/kg IM (14) DISSOCIATIVE

PENTOBARBITAL Na (NEMBUTAL)

60 mg/kg IP (14) BARBITURATE SHORT II

PROPOXATE

 1-4 MG/L LOCAL ANEST.

TRICAINE METHANESULFONATE (MS-222)

 25-300 MG/L//100 MG/L (13)//50-100 induction,50-60 maintenance mg/l bath (14) ANESTHETIC

ANESTHETIC GAS

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HALOTHANE

To Effect// 0.50-2.0 ml/l bath (14)

INHALANT/ IN BATH

ISOFLURANE 

 To Effect// 0.50-2.0 ml/l bath (14)

INHALANT/ IN BATH

METHOXYFLURANE 

To Effect// 0.50-2.0 ml/l bath (14)

INHALANT/ IN BATH

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

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None

  

ANTIBIOTIC

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AMIKACIN 5 MG/KG IM q12h (14)  

AMOXICILLIN (G+)

 25 mg/kg PO q12h (14) ANTIBIOTIC

AMPICILLIN (POLYFLEX) (G+)

 50-80 mg/kg/day in feed x10 days (14) BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC

CHLORAMPHENICOL SUCCINATE

 50 mg/kg PO, IM once, then 25 mg/kg q24h (14) BACTERIAL STATIC BROAD SPEC.
ENROFLOXACIN 2.5-5.0 mg/l X 5 hr Bath q24h X 5-7 Days// 5 mg/kg PO, IM, IP q24h (14)  

ERYTHROMYCIN

 NOT RECOMMENDED (14) BACTERIAL

FURAZOLIDONE (TOPAZONE)

 1-10 mg/l tank >24h (14) PAST.

GENTAMICIN (GENTOCIN)

 2.5 mg/kg IM q72h (14) AMINOGLYCOSIDES

MALACHITE GREEN

 1 mg/l 30-60 minutes bath (14) FUNGAL CUTANEOUS

NEOMYCIN SULFATE

 66 mg/l tank q3d up to 3tx (14) AMINOGLYCOSIDES

OXYTETRACYCLINE (LIQUAMYCIN)

 10-50 mg/l x 1hr bath (14) BACTERIAL STATIC  BROAD SPEC.

TRIMETHOPRIM (40MG/ML)/SULPHADOXINE (200MG/ML) (TRIBRISSEN)

 20 mg/l x 5-12 hr bath q24h x 5-7 days (14) TRIMETHOPRIM / SULPHONAMIDE

ANTICHOLINERGIC

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None

  

ANTIPARASITIC

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FENBENDAZOLE

 2 mg/l tank q7d x 3Tx (14)  

IVERMECTIN (IVOMEC)

 Do not use (14) ANTI-NEMATODES/ECTOPARASITIC

LEVAMISOLE (LEVASOLE; L-TERAMISOLE; RIPERCOL-L)

 1-2 mg/l x24 hr bath (14) NEMATODIASIS (RHABDIA)

MEBENDAZOLE (TELMIN)

 100mg/l x 10 min - 2 hr bath (14) NEMATODIASIS COSMOCE

METRONIDAZOLE (FLAGYL)

 6.6 mg/l tank q24h x 3 days (14) GIARDIA

PIPERAZINE

 10 mg/kg q24h in feed x 3days (14) ANTI-NEMATODES-SYPHACIA & HET & PINWORMS

PYRVINIUM PAMOATE

 10 mg/kg in feed x 1day (14) SYPH.HETER.ENTEROBIU

THIABENDAZOLE (TBZ; OMIZOLE)

 10-25 mg/kg in feed repeat in 10 days (14) ANTI-NEMATODES - OPHIDAS

MISCELLANEOUS

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EUTHANASIA

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Sodium pentobarbital 60 mg/kg IP  
Halothane/Isoflurane 4 ml/L bath// Or bubble gas through water until no movement > 10 minutes  
CO2 Bubble gas through water until no movement > 10 minutes  
Sodium bicarbonate 50 g/L bath Keep in solution >10 minutes after all movement stops
Sodium bicarbonate tablets (Alka-Seltzer) 2 tablets/ 0.5 l bath Keep in solution >10 minutes after all movement stops
TRICAINE METHANESULFONATE (MS-222) 300 MG/L//100 MG/L bath Keep in solution >10 minutes after all movement stops
Benzocaine hydrochloride 700 mg/L bath Keep in solution >10 minutes after all movement stops
2-phenoxyethanol 0.4 ml/L bath Keep in solution >10 minutes after all movement stops
Decapitating and pithing Conditionally acceptable  
Stunning and decapitating, pithing or freezing Conditionally acceptable  

Notes

 Abbreviations

(1) = Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals: American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine: 1990
(2) = Laboratory Animal Anesthesia: Flecknell: 1989
(3) = Drug Dosages for Small Mammals: McKellar: 1989
(4) = Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals: NRC: 1992
(5) = Current Veterinary Therapy 2 Food Animal Practice
(6) = University of Calif., San Fran., Morrish
(7) = Basic Care of Experimental Animals
(8) = Therapeutic Guide and Anesthesia, O'Harndley
(9) = The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents
(10) = ???????? Continuing Education Vol. 5, No. 4, April 1992
(11) = USUHS Formulary
(12) = LAB ANIMAL OCT 91 PAGE 34
(13) = Anesthesia and Analgesia Dosages, SCHAEFFER, KNOXVILLE, TN
(14) = Exotic Animal Formulary, Carpenter, Saunders:2001

 
EOD = Every Other Day
SID = Once a day
BID = Twice a day (generally every 12 hours)
TID = Three times a day (every 8 hours)
QID = Four times a day (every 6 hours)
Q?H = Every ? hours
IM = Intramuscular injection
IP = Intraperitoneal injection
SC or SQ = Subcutaneous injection
IV = Intravenous injection
PO = Per Os (By Mouth) (Orally)
DW = Drinking water
3DX4 = 3 days of treatment, repeated 4 times

 

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