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Revision as of 15:03, 29 March 2010
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Antiparasitic
Parasitic infections are common in lizards especially wild caught specimens. Environmental treatment is important.
Albendazole
- Antinematode
- 50 mg/kg PO as a single dose
Emetine
- Antiamoeba, antitrematode
- 0.5 mg/kg IM, SC q24h 10d
Fenbendazole
- Antinematode
- 100 mg/kg PO as a single dose
Ivermectin
- Antinematode, antiascarid
- May cause skin discoloration at injection site in chameleons
- Not for use in chelonia
- -0.2 mg/kg IM, SC, PO
- Repeat as appropriate
Levamisole
- Antinematode including lungworms
- Avoid concurrent use with chloramphenicol
- Avoid in debilitated animals
- Low dose may stimulate depressed immune system
- Can be used IM but less effective
- 10 mg/kg SC, ICo, repeat in 2 weeks
- 200 mg/kg PO as a single dose
Metronidazole
- antiprotozoal
- 100 mg/kg PO q3d 2-3w
- 125-250 mg/kg PO, repeat in 2 weeks
- 40 mg/kg PO, repeat in 2 weeks for trichomonad ocular lesions in geckos
- 200 mg/kg PO, repeat in 2 weeks for trichomonad SC lesions in geckos
Nitrofurazone
- Anticoccidia
- Seldom used
- 25.5 mg/kg PO
Oxfendazole
- Antinematode
- 68 mg/kg PO as a single dose
Paronomycin
- Antiamoeba
- 35-100 mg/kg PO q24h up to 4w
Praziquantel
- Anticestode, antitrematode
- 3.5-7.5 mg/kg SC
- 100 mg/kg PO
Pyrantel palmoate
- Antinematode
- 5mg/kg PO, repeat in 2w
Sulphadiazine, sulphamerazine
- Anticoccidia
- Administer fluids concurrently
- Do not use with renal impaired animals
- 25 mg/kg PO q24h 3w
- 50 mg/kg q24h 3d, then 3d off, then 3d on
- 75 mg/kg PO then 45 mg/kg q24h 5d
Thiabendazole
- Antinematode
- 50-100 mg/kg PO, repeat in 2w