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Ferret
Drugs and Dosages
For
additional information, review the Animal
Use Training Handbook - Anesthesia/Analgesia Formulary
FERRETS
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| Drug
|
Dose
(mg/kg) |
Route
|
PRE-ANESTHETIC
MEDICATIONS |
| Atropine
sulfate |
0.05
|
IM,
SQ |
SEDATIVES/TRANQUILIZERS
|
| Acetylpromazine
(Acepromazine´) |
0.2
|
IM
|
| Diazepam
(Valium´) |
1-2
|
IM
|
| Xylazine
(Rompun´) |
1
|
IM,
SQ |
| Ketamine
(Vetalar´, Ketaset´) |
10-20
|
IM
|
INJECTABLE
ANESTHETICS |
| Ketamine
(Vetalar´, Ketaset´) |
20-30
|
IM
|
ANESTHETIC
COMBINATIONS |
| Ketamine
and Xylazine
(Give
Xylazine first)
|
20-30
& 1-4 |
IM,
SQ |
| Ketamine
and Acepromazine |
25-35
& 0.2-0.3 |
IM,
SQ |
| Ketamine
and Valium |
25
& 2 |
IM
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INHALATION
ANESTHETICS |
Induction
|
Maintenance
|
| Methoxyflurane
(Metofane´) No longer available. |
| Fluothane
(Halothane´) |
3-4%
|
0.5-1.5%
|
| Isoflurane
|
up
to 5% |
2-3%
|
ANALGESICS
|
| Meperidine
|
4-10
|
IM,
SQ, IV q 2-4 h |
| Nalbuphine
(Nubain´) |
0.5-1.5
|
IV
q 6-8 h |
| Butorphanol
(Torbutrol´, Stadol´) |
0.3-0.8
|
IM,
IV, SQ q 6-8 h |
| Flunixin
meglamine (Banamine´) |
0.5-2
|
SQ,
IV q 12-24 h |
| Oxymorphone
(Numorphan´ |
0.05-0.2
|
SQ,
IM, IV q 8-12 h |
| Pentazocine
(Talwin´) |
5-10
|
IM
q 4 h |
| Buprenorphine
(Buprenex´) |
0.01-0.03
|
SQ,
Im, IV q 8-12 h |
| NOT
RECOMMENDED: ƒPentobarbital (Nembutal´) |
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