Pain Management in Argentine Tegus
Reptile · Salvator merianae · typical adult weight 0.55–3.50 kg
2 cited drugs treat Pain Management in argentine tegus: Meloxicam, Morphine.
Multimodal analgesia spanning NSAIDs, opioids, local anaesthetics, NMDA antagonists (ketamine), α2 agonists, and adjuncts. Species safety matters: NSAIDs are unsafe in some reptiles, opioid receptor distributions differ in birds, and rabbits tolerate buprenorphine particularly well.
The overview above describes Pain Management across species; the citations below are the ExoticRx dose rules scoped to argentine tegus — a reference list, not new species-specific clinical guidance.
Meloxicam(Metacam)
Analgesic| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO | 0.5 mg/kg | q24h x 3 days | Post-operative analgesia / anti-inflammatory | Weak | Liu Y, Zhu L, Yan M, et al. Case Report: Anesthesia for cloacal prolapse fixation surgery in an Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae). Front Vet Sci. 2026;13:1770284. doi:10.3389/fvets.2026.1770284 (corroborated by Catoi S, Pop R, Bel LV, Melega I, Tabaran AF. First report of an iridophoroma in a Tegu (Salvator merianae). BMC Vet Res. 2026;22(1):198. doi:10.1186/s12917-025-05255-0) https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13051652 |
Morphine
Analgesic| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IM | 5–10 mg/kg | single dose in the trial | Analgesia | Strong | Leal WP, Carregaro AB, Bressan TF, Bisetto SP, Melo CF, Sladky KK. Antinociceptive efficacy of intramuscular administration of morphine sulfate and butorphanol tartrate in tegus (Salvator merianae). Am J Vet Res. 2017;78(9):1019-1024. doi:10.2460/ajvr.78.9.1019 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28836839/ |
Other conditions in Argentine Tegus
Sourced from published veterinary references; awaiting credentialed clinical reviewer. See our editorial process. Reference only — not veterinary advice. Verify against current literature before clinical use.