Pocket Pet · Oryctolagus cuniculus · typical adult weight 1.00–5.00 kg
Activated Charcoal is dosed at 1 g/kg PO q4-6h in rabbits, per Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, Table 10.10 'Miscellaneous Agents Used in Rabbits', p.876: 'Activated charcoal (1 g/5 mL water) 1 g/kg PO q4-6h113,173'. Corroborated: FRR 4th ed. Table A.5, PDF p.641 (printed p.629), Rabbits column: 'Activated charcoal 1 g/kg PO'. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.10 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Rabbits). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929. Activated Charcoal is used in rabbits for Toxin ingestion. Routes documented in rabbits: PO. A typical adult rabbit weighs 1.00–5.00 kg. ExoticRx lists 1 cited dose rule for Activated Charcoal in rabbits, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
US trade names: ToxiBan, Actidose-Aqua
| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO | 1 g/kg | q4-6h | Toxin ingestion | Weak | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, Table 10.10 'Miscellaneous Agents Used in Rabbits', p.876: 'Activated charcoal (1 g/5 mL water) 1 g/kg PO q4-6h113,173'. Corroborated: FRR 4th ed. Table A.5, PDF p.641 (printed p.629), Rabbits column: 'Activated charcoal 1 g/kg PO'. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.10 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Rabbits). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929 |
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| Dose (g/kg) | Route | Source | As printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PO | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 10.10 | 1 g/kg PO q4- 6h,173 |
Figures are transcribed from the cited page or table of each held edition and are shown for reference only. They are not dose recommendations, they do not feed the calculator, and none has been reviewed by a veterinarian.
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Highly porous carbon that adsorbs toxins in GI tract preventing systemic absorption. Efficacy highest within 1-2 hours of ingestion.
Do NOT use for caustic/corrosive ingestion, petroleum products, or iron/lithium/ethanol (not adsorbed). Aspiration pneumonia risk with vomiting patients. Black stools expected.
Species-specific contraindications and adverse-reaction reports for rabbits may differ from canine / feline reference data — consult the primary citations listed with each rule.
Activated Charcoal dose range in rabbits, with cited source references: PO 1 g/kg q4-6h. Reference ranges from cited sources — verify against current literature before clinical use.
Documented routes for Activated Charcoal in rabbits: PO.
Activated Charcoal is indicated in rabbits for: Toxin ingestion.
These are general warnings for Activated Charcoal across species; consult the rabbit dosing table above for species-specific guidance. Do NOT use for caustic/corrosive ingestion, petroleum products, or iron/lithium/ethanol (not adsorbed). Aspiration pneumonia risk with vomiting patients. Black stools expected.
Why a species-specific page? Activated Charcoal pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in rabbits — the rules above are the citations specific to this species, not generic recommendations.
Sourced from published veterinary references; awaiting credentialed clinical reviewer. See our editorial process. Reference only — not veterinary advice.