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

ANESTHETIC, ANALGESIC

   

ACETAMINOPHEN (TYLENOL)

 

NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

ACETHYLSALICYLICATE ACID (ASPIRIN)

50-100 MG/KG PO Q12H ****

NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

ACETYLPROMAZINE (ACEPROMAZINE) - DOSAGE

0.05-0.1 MG/KG IM IV**

TRANQUILIZER-PHENOTHIAZINE

ACETYLPROMAZINE -DURATION

4-6 HOURS

TRANQUILIZER

ACETYLPROMAZINE-TIME EFFECT

10-30/2-4 MIN

TRANQUILIZER

ALPHA CHOLORALOSE (NOT SURVIVAL) 5%

50-60 MG/KG IV

HYPNOTIC

AZAPERONE (STRESNIL)

 

TRANQUILIZER-BUTYROPHENONE

BENZOCAINE (CETACAINE-LOCAL) (FISH-GEN)

LOCAL ANESTHETIC

BUPIVACAINE (MARCAINE)

AS NEEDED

LOCAL ANESTHETIC

BUPRENORPHINE (BUPRENEX)

0.005-0.01MG/KG IM Q4-6H**/****

NARCOTIC AGONIST-ANTAGONIST V

BUTORPHANOL (STADOL OR TORBUTROL)

NARCOTIC AGONIST-ANTAGONIST V

CHLORAL HYDRATE 5%

50-70 MG/KG IV *5

HYPNOTIC

DANTROLENE (DANTRIUM)

 

ANTI-MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA

DIAZAPAM (VALIUM) DOSAGE

2 IM/1 IV MG/KG**//0.5-1.5 MG/KG IV IM *5

TRANQUILIZER - BENZODIAZEPINE IV

DIAZAPAM - DURATION TO EFFECT

 

TRANQUILIZER - BENZODIAZEPINE IV

DIAZAPAM - TIME TO EFFECT

 

TRANQUILIZER - BENZODIAZEPINE IV

DOXAPRAM -DOPRAM V-DOSAGE

2 MG/KG IV**

ANALEPTIC

FENTANYL(SUBLIMAZE)

 

NARCOTIC II

FENTANYL/DROPERIDOL (INNOVAR-VET)-DOSAGE

NEUROLEPTANALGESIC, NARCOTIC/BUTYROPHENONE TRANQUILIZER II

FENTANYL/DROPERDOL - DURATION EFFECT

NEUROLEPTANALGESIC, NARCOTIC/BUTYROPHENONE TRANQUILIZER II

FENTANYL/DROPERIDOL - TIME TO EFFECT

NEUROLEPTANALGESIC, NARCOTIC/BUTYROPHENONE TRANQUILIZER II

FENTANYL/DROPERIDOL/DIAZEPAM-DOSE

NEUROLEPTANALGESIC, NARCOTIC/BUTYROPHENONE TRANQUILIZER,BUTYROPHENONE II

FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE (BANAMINE)-DOSAGE

NON-NARCOTIC, NON-STERIODAL ANALGESIC

HYPOTHERMIA

 

SEDATIVE

INACTIN

 

ULTRA SHORT BARBITUATE

KETAMINE (KETASET, VETALAR) - DOSAGE

20 MG/KG IM**

DISSOCIATIVE

KETAMINE - DURATION EFFECT

 

DISSOCIATIVE

KETAMINE - TIME FULL RECOVERY

 

DISSOCIATIVE

KETAMINE - TIME TO EFFECT

 

DISSOCIATIVE

KETAMINE-ACEPROMAZINE

22-44/0.55 MG/KG

DISSOCIATIVE/TRANQUILIZER

KETAMINE-XYLAZINE (ROMPUN)

11/0.22 MG/KG IM//OR 4/1 IV**

DISSOCIATIVE/ANALGESIC

KETAMINE-DIAZEPAM (VALIUM)

10/0.2-0.5 MG/KG IM****

DISSOCIATIVE/TRANQUILIZER

MEPERIDINE (DEMEROL)

200 MG TOTAL IM

NARCOTIC II

MEPERIDINE - DURATION

 

NARCOTIC II

MEPERIDINE - TIME TO EFFECT

 

NARCOTIC II

METHOHEXITAL (BREVITAL/BREVANE)

4 MG/KG IV**

ULTRA SHORT BARBITUATE IV

MORPHINE

10 MG TOTAL IM Q4H**

NARCOTIC II

NALBUPHINE (NUBAIN)

 

NARCOTIC AGONIST-ATAGONIST ANALGESIC

OXYMORPHONE (NUMORPHAN) DOSAGE

NARCOTIC II

OXYMORPHONE - DURATION

 

NARCOTIC II

PENTAZOCINE (TALWIN-V)

 

NON-NARCOTIC ANALGESIC IV

PENTAZOCINE-DURATION

 

NON-NARCOTIC ANALGESIC IV

PENTAZOCINE- TIME TO EFFECT

 

NON-NARCOTIC ANALGESIC IV

PENTOBARBITAL Na (NEMBUTAL)

30 MG/KG IV**

BARBITUATE SHORT II

PHENCYCLADINE - DOSAGE

 

TRANQUILIZER

PHENCYCLADINE - DURATION

 

TRANQUILIZER

PHENCYCLADINE - TIME EFFECT

 

TRANQUILIZER

PHENCYLADINE - TIME FULL RECOVERY

TRANQUILIZER

PHENYLBUTAZONE (BUTAZOLDIN)

6 MG/KG IV IM PO ****

NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

PROCAINE (NOVACAIN)

 

ANESTHETIC LOCAL

PROMAZINE (SPARINE)

 

TRANQUILIZER

PROPOXATE

 

LOCAL ANEST.

THIAMYLAL (SURITAL)

6.6-8.9 MG/KG IV

BARBITUATE ULTRASHORT III

THIOPENTAL (PENTOTHAL)

15 MG/KG IV**

BARBITUATE ULTRASHORT III

TILETAMINE/ZOLAZEPAM (TELAZOL) 50MG BASE/ML

DISSOCIATE/TRANQUILIZER III

TRIBROMOETHANOL (AVERTIN) (0.25%)

ANESTHETIC

TRICAINE METHANESULFONATE (MS-222)

ANESTHETIC

XYLAZINE (ROMPUN)- DOSAGE

1 MG/KG IM**

ALPHA-2-ADRENERGIC AGONIST SEDATIVE, ANAGESIC, MUSCLE RELAXANT

XYLAZINE - TIME TO EFFECT

5-10 MIN

ALPHA-2-ADRENERGIC AGONIST SEDATIVE, ANAGESIC, MUSCLE RELAXANT

YOHIMBINE (YOBINE)

 

XYLAZINE REVERSAL

ANESTHETIC GAS

   

HALOTHANE - MAC

 

INHALANT

ISOFLURANE - MAC

 

INHALANT

METHOXYFLURANE - MAC

 

INHALANT

NITROUS OXIDE-MAC

 

INHALANT

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

   

DEXAMETHASONE (AZIUM)

1-10 MG/KG IV IM*5

STEROID

PREDNISONE (METICORTIN)

 

STEROID

ANTIBIOTIC

   

AMOXICILLIN

7 MG/KG SC**

ANTIBIOTIC

AMPICILLIN (POLYFLEX)

2-5 MG/KG IM Q24H**

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC

BACITRACIN

TOPICAL

ANTIBIOTIC

CEPHALORIDINE (LORIDINE)

10 MG/KG IM SC Q12H

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC

CEPHALOTHIN SODIUM

 

PAST.

CHLORAMPHENICOL PALMITATE (CHLOROMYCETIN)

250 MG PO BID

BACTERIAL STATIC BROAD SPEC.

CHLORAMPHENICOL SUCCINATE (CHLOROMYCETIN)

10 IM /5 PO MG/KG**

BACTERIAL STATIC BROAD SPEC.

CLINDAMYCIN (CLEOCIN)

 

BACTERIAL ORAL LESIONS

DIHYDROSTREPTOMYCIN

 

BACTERIAL

ERYTHROMYCIN

2 MG/KG IM DEEP SID

BACTERIAL

FURAZOLIDONE (TOPAZONE)

 

PAST.

GENTAMICIN (GENTOCIN)

 

AMINOGLYCOSIDES

GRISEOFULVIN (FULVICIN U/F)

20 MG/KG SID FOR 6 WK *5

ANTIFUNGAL

LINCOMYCIN (LINCOCIN)

 

BACTERIAL

MALACHITE GREEN

 

FUNGAL CUTANEOUS

NEOMYCIN (BIOSOL)

2.5-5 IM/11 PO MG/KG Q12H*

DIARRHEA

NEOMYCIN SULFATE

 

AMINOGLYCOSIDES

OXYTETRACYCLINE (LIQUAMYCIN)

2-5 MG/KG IM**

BACTERIAL STATIC BROAD SPEC.

PENICILLIN

 

ANITBIOTIC

PENICILLIN - BENZATHIN/PROCAINE(BICILLIN)(FLOCILLIN)

40,000 UNITS/KG SID *5

BACTERIAL

PENICILLIN PROCAINE (AZIMYCIN)

6000 IU/KG SID

BACTERIAL

POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE

 

FUNGAL CUTANEOUS

STREPTOMYCIN (BIOTEC)

 

BACTERIAL

SULFAMETHAZINE OR SULFAMERAZINE

90 ML/100 # PO SID 1D/45

BACT. COCCIDIA,CIT,B

SULFAQUINOXALINE (SULQUIN)

 

EIMERIA,KLOS. PAST.

TETRACYCLINES

11 MG/KG PO *5

BACTERIAL STATIC BROAD SPEC//FROG RED LEG

TOLNAFTATE (TINACTIN)

TOPICAL

FUNGAL TOPICAL

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

1 ML/16 KG IM**

TRIMETHOPRIM / SULPHONAMIDE

TYLOSIN

2-4 MG/KG IM *5

MACROLIDES

ANTICHOLINERGIC

   

ATROPINE - DOSAGE

.04 MG/KG SC IM IV

ANTICHOLINERGIC

ATROPINE - DURATION EFFECT

20 MIN

ANTICHOLINERGIC

ATROPINE - TIME TO EFFECT

30-40 MIN

ANTICHOLINERGIC

ANTIPARASITIC

   

BUNAMIDINE (SCOLABAN)

 

CESTODIASIS

CARBASONE (NOT LIVER OR KIDNEY DIS.) (CAR-O-GAIN)

BALANTIDIUM/ENTAMOEB

CARBARYL POWDER (DIRYL)

 

ECTOPARASITIC

DICHLORVOS (TASK)

 

ECTOPARASITIC-SYPH, HETER

DICHLORVOS (VOPONA STRIPS)

 

ECTOPARASITIC

DITHIAZANINE IODINE

 

SYPH. HETER. STRONG.TR

FURANACE

 

BACTERIAL

IVERMECTIN (IVOMEC)

 

ANTI-NEMATODES/ECTOPARASITIC

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

368 MG/100#

NEMATODIASIS (RHABDIA)

MEBENDAZOLE (TELMIN)

 

NEMATODIASIS COSMOCE

METRONIDAZOLE (FLAGYL)

 

GIARDIA

NICLOSAMIDE (YOMESAN)

110 MG/.KG PO

CESTODES-HYMENOLEPSIS

NIFURPIRNOL (FURANACE)

 

RED LEG-AEROMONAS HY

PIPERAZINE

5-7 GM/100#// 100-200 MG/KG PO *5

ANTI-NEMATODES-SYPHACIA & HET & PINWORMS

PYRVINIUM PAMOATE

 

SYPH.HETER.ENTEROBIU

SUCCINYSULFATHIAZOLE

 

EIMERIA

SULFAMETHAZINE ETC. (VETA-METH)

200 MG/KG PO INITIALLY THEN 100 MG/KG PO SID *5

EIMERIA

THIABENDAZOLE (TBZ; OMIZOLE)

3 GM/100#

ANTI-NEMATODES - OPHIDAS

HORMONE

   

OXYTOCIN

30-50 UNITS IV, IM, SC

UTERINE/MILK HORM.

     
     

Notes

   

*= Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals: American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine: 1990

** = Laboratory Animal Anesthesia: Flecknell: 1989

*** = Drug Dosages for Small Mammals: McKellar: 1989

****= 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 ANALGESIC DOSES, SCHAEFFER, KNOXVILLE, TN

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