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Allopurinol is dosed at 10–20 mg/kg PO q24h in bearded dragons, per Divers SJ. Clinician's approach to renal disease in lizards. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 1997:5-11.; Mautino M, Page CD. Biology and medicine of turtles and tortoises. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993;23:1251-1270. PMID: 8249236; Raiti P. Veterinary care of the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. Bull Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1995;5:11-18. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles). Verify against current literature before clinical use.
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Denerolle P, Bourdoiseau G. Combination allopurinol and antimony treatment versus antimony alone and allopurinol alone in the treatment of canine leishmaniasis (96 cases). J Vet Intern Med. 1999;13(5):413-415. doi:10.1111/j.1939-1676.1999.tb01455.x — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.37, Allopurinol monograph spanning p.37-38.
· 106. Divers SJ. Clinician's approach to renal disease in lizards. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 1997:5-11. | 311. Mautino M, Page CD. Biology and medicine of turtles and tortoises. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993;23:1251-1270. | 381. Raiti P. Veterinary care of the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. Bull Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1995;5:11-18. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.271 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
· 106. Divers SJ. Clinician's approach to renal disease in lizards. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 1997:5-11. || 311. Mautino M, Page CD. Biology and medicine of turtles and tortoises. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993;23:1251-1270. || 381. Raiti P. Veterinary care of the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. Bull Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1995;5:11-18. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.271 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
· 171. Koelle P. Efficacy of allopurinol in European tortoises with hyperuricemia. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 2001;185-186. — Source: Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Ed, p.1419
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· 251. Koelle P. Efficacy of allopurinol in European tortoises with hyperuricemia. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 2001:185-186. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.271 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
· 67. Divers SJ. Medical and surgical treatment of pre-ovulatory ova stasis and post-ovulatory egg stasis in oviparous lizards. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1996;119-123. | 217. Mautino M, Page CD. Biology and medicine of turtles and tortoises. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993;23:1251-1270. | 272. Raiti P. Veterinary care of the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. Bull Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1995;5:11-18. — Source: Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Ed, p.1419
· 787. Rupiper D. Allopurinol in simple syrup for gout. J Assoc Avian Vet; 1993:217-219 Published online. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.489 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.18 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Birds).
· Denerolle P, Bourdoiseau G. Combination allopurinol and antimony treatment versus antimony alone and allopurinol alone in the treatment of canine leishmaniasis (96 cases). J Vet Intern Med. 1999;13(5):413-415. doi:10.1111/j.1939-1676.1999.tb01455.x — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.37, Allopurinol monograph spanning p.37-38.
· Divers SJ. Clinician's approach to renal disease in lizards. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 1997:5-11. | Mautino M, Page CD. Biology and medicine of turtles and tortoises. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993;23:1251-1270. | Raiti P. Veterinary care of the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. Bull Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1995;5:11-18. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.271 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Divers SJ. Clinician's approach to renal disease in lizards. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 1997:5-11.; Mautino M, Page CD. Biology and medicine of turtles and tortoises. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993;23:1251-1270. PMID: 8249236; Raiti P. Veterinary care of the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. Bull Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1995;5:11-18. doi:10.5818/1076-3139.5.1.11 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Hernandez-Divers SJ, Martinez-Jimenez D, Bush S, et al. Effects of allopurinol on plasma uric acid levels in normouricaemic and hyperuricaemic green iguanas (Iguana iguana). Vet Rec. 2008;162:112-115. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.271 doi:10.1136/vr.162.4.112 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Koelle P. Efficacy of allopurinol in European tortoises with hyperuricemia. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 2001:185-186. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.271 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Raiti P. Veterinary care of the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. Bull Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1995;5:11-18. (co-cited: Divers SJ. Clinician's approach to renal disease in lizards. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 1997:5-11; Mautino M, Page CD. Biology and medicine of turtles and tortoises. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993;23:1251-1270.) — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.271 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Raiti P. Veterinary care of the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. Bull Assoc Rept Amph Vet. 1995;5:11-18. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.271 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles).
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