Lizard Formulary - Nutritional Support

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Nutritional support

Calcium borogluconate

  • MBD
  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Hypocalcaemic dystocia
  • 10-50 mg/kg IM, SC, ICo

Calcium carbonate

  • PO

Calcium glubionte

  • MBD
  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Hypocalcaemic dystocia
  • 10-50 mg/kg PO

Calcium gluconate

  • MBD
  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Hypocalcaemic dystocia
  • 100-200 mg/kg IM, SC, ICo

Calcium lactate / calcium glycerophosphate

  • MBD
  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Hypocalcaemic dystocia
  • 1-25 mg/kg IM, SC

Vitamin A

  • Hypovitaminosis A
  • Overdose will cause epidermal sloughing
  • 1,000-2,000 IU/kg IM, SC q7d 2-6w

Vitamin B complex

  • Hypovitaminosis B
  • Appetite stimulant
  • 5-10mg/kg IM,SC

Vitamin B12

  • Appetite stimulant
  • 0.05 mg/kg IM,SC

Vitamin C

  • Supportive treatment for bacterial infections
  • Ulcerative stomatitis
  • 10-20 mg/kg IM,Sc q24h
  • 100-250 mg/kg PO q24h

Vitamin D3

  • MBD
  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Herbivores sensitive to excess
  • Give PO preferably
  • 100 IU/kg IM, repeat in 1w
  • 200 IU/kg IM, repeat in 4w
  • 200 IU/kg PO q7d

Vitamin E

  • Hypovitaminosis E
  • 50-100 mg IM

Vitamin K1

  • Hypovitaminosis K
  • May aid formation of clotting factors
  • 0.25-0.50 mg/kg IM