REPTILE DRUG DOSAGES D.FELDMAR BVMS MRCVS May’02

Drug / Trade Name / Dose / Extra
Antibiotics
Amikacin / Amikin / S & L:5mg/kg SC initial dose then 2.5mg/kg etd
T:10mg/kg SC etd / Less Toxic than other members of the same group, but still refrain from use in dehydrated animals or in conjunction with fluid therapy.
Amoxycillin / Several brands / A:10mg/kg SC sid / Not very effective in reptiles!
Ampicillin / Several brands / A:20mg/kg SC sid / Not very effective in reptiles!
Cephalexin / Ceporex / A:20mg/kg SC etd / Thick suspension difficult to inject.
Ceftiofur / Exocenel RTU / S& L: 10mg/kg etd
T: 20mg/kg eod / Good in large animals where small volume very useful. Can be use in combination with amikin?
Ceftazidime / Fortum / A: 25mg/kg IM etd / Great stuff. Very little toxicity.
Ciprofloxacin / Ciproxin / A:10mg/kg IC eod / Good especially if small animal
Chloramphenicol / Chloromycetin / A:30mg/kg IM sid / Bit outdated bar GIT infections
Danofloxacin / Advocin / S&L:5mg/kg SC eod
T:10mg/kg SC eod
Doxycycline / Vibramycin / A:1mg/kg PO sid / Some resistant RNS
Enrofloxacin / Baytril / A:10mg/kg SC PO eod / Most commonly used reptile antibiotic.
Can get nasty reaction at inj. site.
Fluorphenicol / Nuflor / A: 50mg/kg SC sid / RNS?
Gentamicin / Pangram / S & L:2.5mg/kg IM etd
T:10mg/kg SC IM etd / Older cheaper alternative to amikin
Marbofloxacin / Marbocyl / S&L:7.5mg/kg SC eod
T:10-15mg/kg SC eod / 10% does not seem to blister skin like 10% Baytril does.
Neomycin / Neobiotic / 20mg/kg PO sid / Toxic by injection!
Oxytetracycline / Terramycin LA / 20mg/kg IM etd / Use in conjunction with amikin or fortum for tortoise RNS, but not a lot else!
Piperacillin / Pipril vials / A:100mg/kg eod IM / Use as alternative to other drugs
Ticarcillin / A:100mg/kg sid IM / Safe alternative
Tylosin / Tylan / A:5mg/kg IM sid / Not really used much nowadays!
Wormers
Fenbendazole / Panacur / 50-100mg/kg PO weekly / Best general wormer
Ivermectin / Panomec SA / S:200mcg/kg(0.2mg!) IM Rpt in 14d / Kills roundworm
NB. Do Not Use in Tortoises!!
Levamisole / Levicide / S:10mg/kg SC.Rpt 14d?
T:5mg/kg IC / Kills flukes & lungworm
Oxfendazole / 68mg/kg PO / Oral anti-roundworm
Praziquantel / Droncit injectable / 6mg/kg(0.1ml/kg) IM / Kills tapeworms
Ectoparasiticides
Diclorvos / Vapona Strip / Leave in for 2d, take out for 5, then rpt x 3 / Do not use in wet conditions.
Remove water bowel whilst using.
Fipronil / Frontline / Spray every 7 days / Avoid eye contact and wet conditions.
Ivomec (Sprayed on) / Oramec drench / Spray with 1 in 100 dilution eod / Safer than frontline in wet conditions.
Ivomec(by Inj) / Panomec / S: 200mg/kg SC IM
(This equates to 0.02mls/kg) / Easy to give to large snakes
Difficult to dose in smaller animals
Other Products
Metronidazole / Flagyl-s-suspension / 100-200mg/kg PO weekly / Kills protozoal & anaerobic bacterial infections.Care in Kingsnakes.
Nystatin / Nystan / 100,000iu/kg PO eod x4 / Oral antifungal for GIT Candida
Ketaconazole / S&L: 30mg/kg PO sid
T:15mg/kg PO sid / Systemic anti-fungal
Calcium / Calcium borogluconate 20% / A:1-2ml/kg SC IC sid / Repeat as neceesary to solve hypocalcaemic crisis, then reduce to PO.
Dexamethasone / Azium / 0.2mg/kg IM etd / Anti-inflammatory. Use in CNS disturbance.
Calcitonin / Calcimar / 2 iu/kg SC bid / Give with fluids
Fluid Therapy / Saline or Hartmans / 10-25ml/kg IC sid / Use higher dosages in very dehydrated animals

SID = given once daily PO = given orally S = dose for snakes

BID = given twice daily SC = given subcutaneously by injection L = dose for most lizards

EOD = given every other day IM = given intramuscularly by injection T = doseage for tortoises

ETD = given every third day IC = given intercelomically by injection A = dosage to all species