General Anesthesia in Zebra Finches
Bird · Taeniopygia guttata · typical adult weight 0.01–0.02 kg
2 cited drugs treat General Anesthesia in zebra finches: Butorphanol, Midazolam.
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 zebra finches — a reference list, not new species-specific clinical guidance.
Butorphanol(Torbugesic, Torbutrol)
Analgesic| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IM | 1 mg/kg | See source | Premedication/analgesia prior to isoflurane anesthesia induction (given 10 min before induction) | Weak | Chang C-C, et al. Delayed evoked potentials in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) under midazolam-butorphanol-isoflurane anesthesia. PeerJ. 2019;7:e7937. DOI 10.7717/peerj.7937; PMID 31660277; PMCID PMC6815651. URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6815651/ |
Midazolam(Versed)
Anesthetic| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IM | 1 mg/kg | See source | Premedication/sedation prior to isoflurane anesthesia induction (given 10 min before induction) | Weak | Chang C-C, et al. Delayed evoked potentials in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) under midazolam-butorphanol-isoflurane anesthesia. PeerJ. 2019;7:e7937. DOI 10.7717/peerj.7937; PMID 31660277; PMCID PMC6815651. URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6815651/ |
Other conditions in Zebra Finches
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