Systemic Hypertension in Rabbits

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

2 cited drugs treat Systemic Hypertension in rabbits: Amlodipine, Amlodipine Besylate.

Persistently elevated systemic blood pressure, most often secondary to renal disease, hyperthyroidism, or hyperadrenocorticism. Amlodipine remains first-line in cats; ACE inhibitors and telmisartan figure heavily in canine and protein-losing nephropathy protocols.

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

Amlodipine(Norvasc)

Cardiovascular

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
PO	0.1–0.5 mg/kg	q24h	Chronic	Systemic hypertension	Extrapolated	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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Amlodipine Besylate(Norvasc, Amodip)

Cardiovascular

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
PO	0.1–0.5 mg/kg	q24h	Long-term	Hypertension (with renal disease)	Extrapolated	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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