General Anesthesia in Bearded Dragons

Reptile · Pogona vitticeps · typical adult weight 0.38–0.51 kg

3 cited drugs treat General Anesthesia in bearded dragons: Alfaxalone, Alfaxalone Injectable, Ketamine Injectable.

Induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia. Injectable induction with ketamine, propofol, alfaxalone, or etomidate; inhalational maintenance with isoflurane or sevoflurane. Species-specific airway anatomy and thermoregulation drive plan choice.

The overview above describes General Anesthesia across species; the citations below are the ExoticRx dose rules scoped to bearded dragons — a reference list, not new species-specific clinical guidance.

Alfaxalone(Alfaxan)

Anesthetic

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
IV	5–15 mg/kg	once	Single dose	Anesthetic induction	Moderate	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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Alfaxalone Injectable(Alfaxan)

Neurological

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
IV	5–10 mg/kg	IV ventral tail vein	Single dose	Anesthesia induction	Moderate	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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Ketamine Injectable(Ketaset, VetaKet)

Neurological

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
IM	20–40 mg/kg	IM once	Single dose	Anesthesia induction	Moderate	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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