Dosage of Tranquilizers and Sedatives without Analgesic Effects
Dosage of Tranquilizers and Sedatives without Analgesic Effects
Drug | Dogs | Cats | Ferrets | Rabbits | Horses | Cattle | Pigs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benzodiazepines | |||||||
Diazepam | 1 mg/kg, IV or PO | 1 mg/kg, IV | 2 mg/kg, IM | 1–5 mg/kg, IV, IM; 2–10 mg/kg, IM or IP | 0.05–0.4 mg/kg, IV | 0.5–1.5 mg/kg, IV | 0.5–10 mg/kg, IM; 0.5–1.5 mg/kg, IV |
Midazolam | 0.2–0.4 mg/kg, IV or IM | 0.2–0.4 mg/kg, IV or IM | 2 mg/kg, IM or IV | ||||
Butyrophenone | |||||||
Azaperone | 0.4–0.8 mg/kg, IM | 2.2 mg/kg, IM | |||||
Phenothiazines | |||||||
Acepromazine maleate | 0.05–0.1 mg/kg, IV, IM, or SC; 0.55–2.2 mg/kg, PO, tid-qid | 0.11–0.22 mg/kg, IV, IM, or SC; 1.1–2.2 mg/kg, PO, bid-tid | 0.1–0.25 mg/kg, IM or SC | 1–5 mg/kg, IM | 0.04–0.1 mg/kg/day, IV, IM, SC, or PO | 0.05–0.1 mg/kg, IV, IM, or SC | 0.1–0.2 mg/kg, IV, IM, or SC |
Chlorpromazine hydrochloride | 0.55–4.4 mg/kg, IV; 1.1–6.6 mg/kg, IM; 3.2 mg/kg, PO, tid-qid as needed | 1–2 mg/kg, IV or IM, bid | 3 mg/kg, IV or IM (may produce myositis) | 0.5–4 mg/kg, IM | |||
Promazine hydrochloride | 2–6 mg/kg, IV, IM, or PO, tid-qid | 2–4.4 mg/kg, IV, IM, or PO, tid-qid | 0.4–1 mg/kg, IV or IM; 1–2 mg/kg, PO | 0.4–1 mg/kg, IV or IM; 1.6–2.8 mg/kg, PO | 0.4–1 mg/kg, IV or IM | ||
Triflupromazine hydrochloride | 1.1–2.2 mg/kg, IV; 2.2–4.4 mg/kg, IM | 4.4–8.8 mg/kg, IM | 0.22–0.33 mg/kg, IV or IM (maximum 100 mg/horse/day) | ||||