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Cat
Drugs and Dosages
For
additional information, review the Animal
Use Training Handbook - Anesthesia/Analgesia Formulary
CATS
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| Drug
|
Dose
(mg/kg) |
Route
|
PRE-ANESTHETIC
MEDICATIONS |
| Atropine
sulfate |
0.04 |
IM,
IV, SQ |
SEDATIVES/TRANQUILIZERS
|
| Acetylpromazine
(Acepromazine´) |
1-3
|
PO
|
| 0.05-0.10 |
IM,
SQ |
| Diazepam
(Valium´) |
1.0
|
IV
(Max of 5 mg) |
| Xylazine
(Rompun´) |
1
|
IV
|
| 2
|
IM,
SQ |
| Ketamine
(Vetalar´, Ketaset´) |
10-30
|
IM
|
INJECTABLE
ANESTHETICS |
| Pentobarbital
(Nembutal´) |
30
|
IV
|
INHALATION
ANESTHETICS |
Induction
|
Maintenance
|
| Methoxyflurane
(Metofane´) No longer available. |
| Fluothane
(Halothane´) |
3-4%
|
0.3-1.0%
|
| Isoflurane
(Aerrane´, Isoflo´) |
1-5%
|
1-3%
|
ANALGESICS
|
| Hydromorphone |
0.2 |
IM |
| Carprofen |
4.4 |
SC |
Hydromorphone
and Carprofen given during or after surgery. May be
repeated once daily until animal deemed nonpainful. |
| Oxymorphone
(Numorphan´) |
0.4
- 1.5 |
IV,
IM (Must be given with tranquilizer, e.g. acepromazine 0.05-0.1
mg/kg IM, IV |
| Xylazine
(Rompun´) |
0.1
|
IV
|
| 2
|
IM,
SQ |
| Butorphanol
(Torbutrol´, Stadol´) |
0.4
|
SQ
|
| Buprenorphine
(Buprenex´) |
0.005-0.01
|
SQ,
IM q 12 hr |
| Meperidine
(Demerol´) |
2-10
|
SQ,
IM q 2 hr |
| NOT
RECOMMENDED: ƒFentanyl & Droperidol (Innovar-Vet´),
Morphine, Acetominophen (Tylenol´), Pentazocine (Talwin´) |
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