Drug | Dosage | Comment |
---|---|---|
Antimicrobials | ||
Amikacin | 12 mg/kg, IV, every 24 h | |
Ampicillin sodium | 12–15 mg/kg, IM or IV, every 6 h | |
Ceftiofur crystalline-free acid | 6.6 mg/kg, SC, repeated in 4 days | |
Ceftiofur sodium | 2.2 mg/kg, IM or IV, every 12 h | |
Enrofloxacin | 5–10 mg/kg, IV, every 24 h | |
Gentamicin | 4.4–6.6 mg/kg, IV, every 24 h | |
Metronidazole | 50 mg/kg, PO, every 12 h (adults only) | |
Procaine penicillin G aqueous | 22,000 U/kg, SC, every 12 h; or 44,000 U/kg, SC, every 24 h | |
Tetracycline (long-acting formulation) | 18–20 mg/kg, SC, every 48–72 h | |
Tobramycin | 4 mg/kg, IV, every 24 h | |
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | Trimethoprim at 3 mg/kg + sulfamethoxazole at 15 mg/kg, IV, every 12 h; do not administer orally | |
NSAIDs | ||
Flunixin meglumine | 1.1–2.2 mg/kg, IV, every 24 h | |
Meloxicam | 1 mg/kg, PO, every 48–72 h | |
Reproductive | ||
Cloprostenol | 100–250 mcg, IM, repeated in 24 h | |
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) | 5,000 U, IV, once | |
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) | 1 mcg/kg, IM, once | |
Anthelmintics | ||
Albendazole | 5–10 mg/kg, PO, repeated in 14 days | |
Clorsulon | 7–14 mg/kg, PO, repeated in 45–60 days | |
Fenbendazole | For Trichuris: 5–10 mg/kg, PO, every 24 h for 3–5 days; or 15–20 mg/kg, PO, every 24 h for 3 days For Parelaphostrongylus tenuis: 30–50 mg/kg, PO, every 24 h for 5 days | |
Ivermectin | 0.2–0.4 mg/kg, SC or IM, repeated in 10 days | |
Pyrantel pamoate | 18 mg/kg, PO, repeated in 7–10 days | |
Antiprotozoal | ||
Ponazuril | 20 mg/kg, PO, every 24 h for 3 days, ideally followed by sulfadimethoxine at 55 mg/kg, SC, on day 1, then 27.5 mg/kg, SC, on days 2 and 3 | For treatment of Eimeria macusaniensis |
Gastrointestinal | ||
Omeprazole | 0.4 mg/kg, IV, every 12 h, continued 7–10 days after clinical improvement | |
Pantoprazole | 1–2 mg/kg, IV, or 2 mg/kg, SC—every 24 h, continued 7–10 days after clinical improvement | |
Mange, local therapy | ||
Mixture of: | Shake before use and apply mixture to local lesions with a paintbrush every 5 days for 5 treatments | |
Mineral oil | 330 mL | |
DMSO (10%) | 100 mL | |
Ivermectin (injectable formulation) | 8 mL | |
Gentamicin | 2.5 g | |
Dosage information from Jensen J. Camelid Drug Formulary. Game Ranch Health; 2006; Cebra C, Tibary A, Johnson LW, Anderson D, Van Saun RJ, eds. Llama and Alpaca Care. Elsevier; 2014. |