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TABLE 13-2.

Dosages for Common Injectable Sedatives, Analgesics, Preanesthetics, Anesthetics, and Antagonists Used in Ferrets

Drug	Dosage	Use
Acepromazine	0.2-0.5 mg/kg SC, IM	sedative
	0.1-0.25 mg/kg SC, IM	preanesthetic
Atipamizole	0.4 mg/kg IM	alpha-2 antagonist
Buprenorphine	0.01 mg/kg SC, IM	analgesia
Butorphanol	0.05-0.1 mg/kg SC, IM	analgesia
Diazepam	1-2 mg/kg IM	sedative
Ketamine	10-20 mg/kg IM	sedative
	30-60 mg/kg IM	anesthetic
Ketamine/diazepam	25-35 mg/kg (K), 2-3 mg/kg (D) IM	anesthetic
Ketamine/medetomidine	5 mg/kg (K), 0.08 mg/kg (M) IM	anesthetic
Ketamine/medetomidine/butorphanol	5 mg/kg (K), 0.08 mg (M), 0.1 mg/kg (B) IM	anesthetic
Ketamine/xylazine	20-40 mg/kg (K), 1-4 mg/kg (X) IM	anesthetic
Medetomidine	0.08-0.1 mg/kg IM	sedative
Medetomidine/butorphanol	0.08 mg/kg (M), 0.1 mg/kg (B) IM	anesthetic
Naloxane	0.04-1.0 mg/kg IV, IM, SC	opioid antagonist
Telazol	12-22 mg/kg IM	anesthetic at higher dosage
Xylazine	1 mg/kg SC, IM	sedative
Yohimbine	0.5 mg/kg IM	alpha-2 antagonist

Dosages acquired from Marini RP, Fox JG: Anesthesia, surgery, and biomethodology. In Fox JG, editor: Biology and Diseases of the Ferret, ed 2, Philadelphia, 1998, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

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