Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary
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Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary

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eBook - ePub

Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary

About this book

Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary offers fast access to authoritative dosing information for drugs used in more than 35 zoo and wild mammal groups, including marsupials, bears, and elephants. Taking an easy-to-use tabular format, the book is organized by taxa, with drug doses sorted by type and alphabetically arranged in every chapter. 

Clear and comprehensive, the book offers dosages for all important drugs, including antibiotics, antifungals, anesthetics, analgesics, and more. Each dose is referenced with a journal or textbook source, including the number of animals in the study where available, making it easy to find trusted information. 

  • Offers essential drug information for a wide range of zoo and wild mammals in an easy-to-consult format
  • Provides dosing amounts for all important drugs, including antibiotics, antifungals, anesthetics, and analgesics
  • Includes dosages for over 35 mammal groups, including marsupials, bears, and elephants
  • Takes a tabular approach for quick reference
  • Makes it easy to find a referenced dose for these animals, eliminating time spent searching through other sources 

Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary is an essential reference for all veterinarians seeing zoo and wild animal patients, including zoo and wildlife veterinarians, veterinary specialists, and veterinary students.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781119515050
eBook ISBN
9781119515081
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Veterinary Medicine

1
Platypus and Echidnas

Drug name Drug dose Species Comments
Antimicrobials and Antifungals
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 20 mg/kg IM SID or PO BID [1] Echidnas
12.5 mg/kg IM SID [2] Platypus
Amphotericin B 0.5 mg/kg injected intralesionally twice weekly [3] Platypus For ulcerative mycosis of Mucor amphibiorum.
Ceftazidime 65 mg/kg IM SID [1] Echidnas
Doxycycline 5 mg/kg PO SID [1] Echidnas
Enrofloxacin 5 mg/kg SC or PO SID [1] Echidnas
5 mg/kg IM SID [1] Platypus
Itraconazole 5 mg/kg PO SID [1] Echidnas
Metronidazole 20 mg/kg IV SC PO SID [1] Echidnas
Nystatin 10 000 IU/kg BID [1] Echidnas
Ointment applied topically [1] Echidnas
Oxytetracycline 20 mg/kg IM SID [1] Echidnas
Penicillin with benzathine 10 mg/kg IM SC SID [1] Echidnas
Procaine penicillin 15 mg/kg IM, SC SID [1] Echidnas
Trimethoprim sulfadiazine 5 mg/kg IM SID [1, 2] Echidnas and Platypus
Analgesic
Buprenorphine 1 mg/kg IV IM SID [1] Echidnas Analgesia
Butorphanol 0.1 mg/kg IV IM BID [1] Echidnas
Flunixin meglumine 0.5 mg/kg IM SC IV SID [1] Echidnas
Ketoprofen 1 mg/kg IV IM...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. List of Reviewers
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. 1 Platypus and Echidnas
  8. 2 Marsupials
  9. 3 Xenarthra
  10. 4 Pangolins
  11. 5 Aardvarks
  12. 6 Bats
  13. 7 Rodents
  14. 8 Primates
  15. 9 Nondomestic Canids
  16. 10 Bears
  17. 11 Small Omnivores and Carnivores
  18. 12 Hyenas
  19. 13 Nondomestic Felids
  20. 14 Whales and Dolphins
  21. 15 Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
  22. 16 Manatees and Dugongs
  23. 17 Elephants
  24. 18 Hyraxes
  25. 19 Nondomestic Equids
  26. 20 Tapirs
  27. 21 Rhinoceroses
  28. 22 Nondomestic Pigs
  29. 23 Hippopotamuses
  30. 24 Camelids
  31. 25 Giraffes and Okapis
  32. 26 Deer
  33. 27 Nondomestic Cattle and Antelope
  34. 28 Nondomestic Goats and Sheep
  35. Index
  36. End User License Agreement

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