TABLE 6-2 Dose of Xylazine and Adjunctive Drugs Other Than Ketamine a in Various Species
|
Species |
Dose, mg/kg (Routeb) |
Adjunct Drug, mg/kg (Routeb) |
Comments |
References |
|
Cat |
1.1–4.4 (iv, im, sc) |
None |
Sedation, analgesia, emesis |
Moye et al., 1973; Yates, 1973 |
|
Cattle |
0.09–0.35 (im) |
None |
Sedation, analgesia |
Hopkins, 1972 |
|
Dog |
0.5–4.4 (iv, im, sc) |
None |
Sedation, analgesia, emesis |
Moye et al., 1973; Yates, 1973; Klide et al., 1975 |
|
Horse |
0.5–1.0 (iv, im) |
None |
Sedation |
Hoffman, 1974 |
|
Horse |
0.5–1.0 (iv, im) |
Morphine, 0.2–0.5 (iv, im) |
Sedation,analgesia |
Klein and Baetjer, 1974 |
|
Horse |
0.1–0.5 (iv) |
Butorphanol, 0.01–0.04 (iv) |
Preanesthesia restraint |
Orsini, 1988 |
|
Rabbit |
5.0 (sc) |
Pentobarbital, 11–28 (iv) |
Anesthesia |
Hobbs et al., 1991 |
|
a Tables 5-4 and 5-5 list doses for xylazine in combination with ketamine. b iv = intravenous; im = intramuscular; sc = subcutaneous. |
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