Center for Laboratory Animal Care
Recommendation
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Center for Laboratory Animal Care |
| Drug | Dose Range (mg/kg) | Rout of Administration | Frequency of Administration | Duration of Administration | Comment |
| Pre-Anesthetic Medications | |||||
| Atropine sulfate | 0.02-0.05 |
IM, SQ, IP |
once |
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| Sedatives/ Tranquilizers | |||||
| Acepromazine | 1-2 2-5 |
IM IP |
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| Diazepam (Valium®) | 5 | IP | |||
| Ketamine | |||||
| Anesthetics - Injectable | |||||
| Ketamine + Xylazine + Acepromazine |
100 + 20 +3 |
IP |
once | +1 repeat | |
| Tribromoethanol (Avertin®) |
400-750 |
IP |
once | +1 repeat | SOP |
| Pentobarbital |
50 |
IP |
once |
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| Analgesics | |||||
| Buprenorphine (Buprenex®) | 0.05-0.2 | SC | 6-12h | min once | SOP |
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