General Anesthesia in Rabbits

Pocket Pet · Oryctolagus cuniculus · typical adult weight 1.00–5.00 kg

6 cited drugs treat General Anesthesia in rabbits: Alfaxalone, Alfaxalone Injectable, Ketamine, Ketamine Injectable, Propofol, Propofol 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 rabbits — a reference list, not new species-specific clinical guidance.

Alfaxalone(Alfaxan)

Anesthetic

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
IV	2–4 mg/kg	once	Single induction 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	3–5 mg/kg	IV to effect	Single dose	Anesthesia induction	Strong	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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Ketamine(Ketaset, Vetalar)

Anesthetic

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
IM	10–35 mg/kg	once	Single dose	Sedation, anesthetic induction	Strong	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed
IV	5–15 mg/kg	once	Single induction dose	Anesthetic 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	15–35 mg/kg	IM once	Single dose	Anesthesia induction	Strong	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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Propofol(Rapinovet, PropoFlo)

Anesthetic

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
IV	6–10 mg/kg	To effect	Single induction	Induction of general anesthesia	Moderate	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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Propofol Injectable(Rapinovet, PropoFlo)

Neurological

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
IV	3–6 mg/kg	IV to effect	Single dose	Anesthesia induction	Moderate	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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