What is Buprenorphine used for?

Buprenorphine is indicated for: Acute pain (hospitalized), Analgesia, analgesia (opioid), Analgesia (postoperative/surgical pain), Analgesia - mild to moderate pain only, Analgesia - mild to moderate pain only (partial mu agonist), Control of postoperative pain associated, Intraoperative CRI analgesia, Moderate pain, Pain (long-acting depot, e.g. Bup-SR), Pain (opioid), Pain (opioid, repeat dosing), Pain management, peri-operative, post-operative, post-operative analgesia, Rescue analgesia.

What routes can Buprenorphine be administered by?

Available routes: IV, IM, SC, OTM.

Which species have cited Buprenorphine dosing data?

Buprenorphine dosing in the ExoticRx formulary covers 22 species: African Pygmy Hedgehog, Amazon Parrot, Ball Python, Bearded Dragon, Betta (Siamese fighting fish), Cat (Domestic), Chinchilla, Dog (Domestic), Domestic Pigeon, Dwarf Hamster, Ferret, Fire Salamander, Gerbil, Goldfish, Guinea Pig, Koi, Mouse, Pet Rat, Prairie Dog, Rabbit (Domestic), Sugar Glider, Syrian Hamster.

Is Buprenorphine a controlled substance?

Yes — Buprenorphine is a controlled substance under US federal law.

What are the warnings or contraindications for Buprenorphine?

OTM (oral transmucosal) absorption effective in cats. Ceiling effect limits maximum analgesia. Difficult to reverse with naloxone due to high receptor affinity.

What are the side effects of Buprenorphine?

Reported side effects, adverse reactions, and contraindications for Buprenorphine: OTM (oral transmucosal) absorption effective in cats. Ceiling effect limits maximum analgesia. Difficult to reverse with naloxone due to high receptor affinity.

How does Buprenorphine work?

Partial agonist at mu-opioid receptors with high receptor affinity. Provides analgesia with a ceiling effect on respiratory depression.

What is the constant rate infusion (CRI) dose for Buprenorphine?

Buprenorphine has 1 CRI dose rule in the ExoticRx formulary, covering Dog (Domestic). See the CRI section on this page for routes, dose ranges, and source citations.

Buprenorphine

US brand names:Simbadol, Buprenex

Calculate dosage

Sourced from published veterinary references. Awaiting credentialed clinical reviewer — our editorial process.

Buprenorphine is dosed at 0.02–0.1 mg/kg IM q24-48h in ball pythons, per Verified against BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th Ed, Part B: Exotic Pets, p.58 (2026-08-01). — LOCATOR CONVENTION 2026-08-07: the bare 'p.58' in this citation is the PDF index of the held scan, not the printed page. The PRINTED page is p.44; verified by finding the drug named there. If you are holding the book, turn to p.44. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712. Verify against current literature before clinical use.

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· 321. Gaggermeier B, Henke J, Schattmann U. Investigations on analgesia in domestic pigeons (C. livia, Gmel., 1789, var. dom.) using buprenorphine and butorphanol. Proc — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.448 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.5 (Chemical Restraint/Anesthetic/Sedative/Analgesic Agents Used in Birds.a,b). 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
· 47. Ewringmann A, Gloeckner B. Leitsymptome bei Hamster, Ratte, Maus und Rennmaus, Enke, Stuttgart, Germany; 2014. | 122. Meredith A. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary: Part B: Exotic Pets, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley, Gloucester, UK; 2015. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.789 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, ; Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, — SPECIES-BOUND SOURCE: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents), corpus p.789 — "Buprenorphine 0.01-0.05 mg/kg SC, IM ... Gerbils, hamsters ... q6-12h". NOTE ON SCOPE: the BSAVA component of this citation prints 0.01-0.05 mg/kg for FERRETS (bsava_b p.58) and for CATS (bsava p.490), not for hamsters; the hamster binding comes from Carpenter and from Ewringmann, whose title covers hamsters.

Constant rate infusion (CRI)

Buprenorphine CRI dose rule from the ExoticRx formulary. Verify against current literature before clinical use; CRI rates differ from bolus dosing and route, dilution, and monitoring matter. Sign in for the complete per-species CRI protocol set.

Species	Route	Rate	Indication	Evidence	Source
Dog (Domestic)	IV	0.002–0.004 mg/kg/hper hour (CRI); IV load 0.005-0.01 mg/kg first	Intraoperative CRI analgesia	Weak	Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed (2023), PDF p.179 (printed p.152), DOGS - Analgesia b) Constant rate infusion (CRI) — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.150, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, verified to name the drug in its body text. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

Dog (Domestic)IV
0.002–0.004 mg/kg/hper hour (CRI); IV load 0.005-0.01 mg/kg first
Intraoperative CRI analgesia

Sample dosing (2 of 39 cited rules)

A dog/cat sample is shown here. Cited dosing for all 22 species — reptiles, birds, pocket pets, livestock, and equine — is free on the per-species pages above. Pro adds the weight-based calculator for every species.

Species	Route	Dose	Frequency	Evidence	Source
Dog (Domestic)	IV	0.002–0.004 mg/kg/h	per hour (CRI); IV load 0.005-0.01 mg/kg first	Weak	Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed (2023), PDF p.179 (printed p.152), DOGS - Analgesia b) Constant rate infusion (CRI) — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.150, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, verified to name the drug in its body text. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207
Dog (Domestic)	IM	0.01–0.02 mg/kg	q6-8h	Strong	VETERGESIC Multidose 0.3 Mg/ML Solution for Injection for Dogs, Cats, and Horses [UK Datasheet]. Amersham HP7 9FB, UK: Ceva Animal Health Ltd; 2018.; VETERGESIC 0.3 Mg/ML Solution for Injection for Dogs and Cats [UK Datasheet]. Ceva Animal Health Ltd; 2018. — Verified against Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed, p.179 (2026-08-01). — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.152, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, and carries this exact dose under the matching species heading. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207,

· 48. Fehr M, Sassenburg L, Zwart P. Krankheiten der Heimtiere, 8th ed., Schluetersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hannover, Germany; 2015. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.789 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents). 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 — SPECIES-BOUND SOURCE: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4, corpus p.789 — "Buprenorphine ... 0.5 mg/kg SC q8h(48) ... Hamsters". Printed on the SAME page as the 0.01-0.05 mg/kg hamster row, so the two are a genuine 10x source disagreement, not a transcription error in either.

· Adamcak A, Otten B. Rodent therapeutics. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2000;3(1):221-237, viii. — Verified against Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed, p.181 (2026-08-01). — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.150, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, verified to name the drug in its body text. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

· Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed. | Open-access corroboration 2026-07-20: PMID:27931318 — guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), 0.05 mg/kg SC (subcutaneous) for the administered study dose; the general "suggested dosage range" sentence does not specify a route (peer_reviewed). [source route SC; interchangeable with IM for this drug] — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th ed, Table 9.3, Table 9.4 (the served figure is printed in each; all lie in the chapter covering this species); located 2026-08-06. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929

· Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed. | Open-access corroboration 2026-07-20: doi:10.2460/javma.257.6.618 PMID:32857008 — African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris), 0.01-0.05 mg/kg SC (peer_reviewed). — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929

· Cary CD, Lukovsky-Akhsanov NL, Gallardo-Romero NF, et al. Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Meloxicam and Sustained-release Buprenorphine in Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2017 Mar;56(2):160-165. PMID: 28315645; PMCID: PMC5361041. URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5361041/

· Chi[tt]y J. Formulary. In: Harcourt-Brown F, Chi[tt]y J, eds. BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging; BSAVA Press, Gloucestershire, UK; 2013:430-431. |; Morissey JM, Carpenter JW. Appendix: Formulary. In: Quesenberry KE, Orcu[tt] C, Mans C, et al. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:620-630. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.856 (2026-08-01). — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part A — Canine and Feline — ISBN 9781910443705, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443705; Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9780323484350, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323484350 [w3r2 2026-08-14] LOCATOR: Carpenter 6th ed, Table 10.4 (Chemical Restraint/Sedative/Anesthetic/Analgesic Agents Used in Rabbits). Held copy is a paginationless ebook conversion, so the table and not the page is the citable location.

· Chum HH, Jampachairsri K, Mckeon GP, et al. Antinociceptive effects of sustained-release buprenorphine in a model of incisional pain in rats (Rattus norvegicus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2014;53:193-197. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.790 (2026-08-01). — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents). 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

· Douglas JM, Guzman DS, Beaufrère H, Paul-Murphy JR. High doses of buprenorphine hydrochloride are well tolerated and produce a mild and prolonged thermal antinociceptive effect in orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica). Am J Vet Res. 2025. doi:10.2460/ajvr.24.11.0367 https://europepmc.org/article/MED/39965328

· Ewringmann A, Gloeckner B. Leitsymptome bei Hamster, Ratte, Maus und Rennmaus, Enke, Stuttgart, Germany; 2014. | Meredith A. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary: Part B: Exotic Pets, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley, Gloucester, UK; 2015. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.789 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712; Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929 — SPECIES-BOUND SOURCE: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents), corpus p.789 — "Buprenorphine 0.01-0.05 mg/kg SC, IM ... Gerbils, hamsters ... q6-12h". NOTE ON SCOPE: the BSAVA component of this citation prints 0.01-0.05 mg/kg for FERRETS (bsava_b p.58) and for CATS (bsava p.490), not for hamsters; the hamster binding comes from Carpenter and from Ewringmann, whose title covers hamsters.

· Fehr M, Sassenburg L, Zwart P. Krankheiten der Heimtiere, 8th ed., Schluetersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hannover, Germany; 2015. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.789 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents). 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 — SPECIES-BOUND SOURCE: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4, corpus p.789 — "Buprenorphine ... 0.5 mg/kg SC q8h(48) ... Hamsters". Printed on the SAME page as the 0.01-0.05 mg/kg hamster row, so the two are a genuine 10x source disagreement, not a transcription error in either.

· Fehr M, Sassenburg L, Zwart P. Krankheiten der Heimtiere, 8th ed., Schluetersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hannover, Germany; 2015.; Flecknell PA. Analgesia and post-operative care. Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia; 2016:141-192. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-800036-6.00004-1 — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.789 (2026-08-01). — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents). 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 | Frequency source, previously uncited: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 10th ed Part B - Exotic Pets, p.58: "Guinea pigs, Chinchillas: 0.05-0.2 mg/kg s.c., i.v. q4-8h." The cited carpenter Table 9.4 row prints q8-12h, NOT the served q6-8h: "0.05 mg/kg SC q8-12h48,51 | Guinea pigs, chinchillas".

· Heard DJ. Principles and techniques of anesthesia and analgesia for exotic practice. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993;23:1301-1327. doi:10.1016/s0195-5616(93)50157-2; Ko JC, Marini RP. Anesthesia. In: Fox JG, Marini RP, eds. Biology and Diseases of the Ferret, 3rd ed., Wiley Blackwell, Ames, IA; 2014:259-283. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.943 (2026-08-01). — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 11.6 (Analgesic Agents Used in Ferrets). 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; Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia — ISBN 9780813811833, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780813811833

· Morissey JM, Carpenter JW. Appendix: Formulary. In: Quesenberry KE, OrcuttCJ, Mans C, et al. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:620-630.; Chitty J. Formulary. In: Harcourt-Brown F, Chitty J, eds. BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging; BSAVA Press, Gloucestershire, UK; 2013:430-431. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.856 (2026-08-01). — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part A — Canine and Feline — ISBN 9781910443705, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443705; Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9780323484350, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323484350 [w3r2 2026-08-14] LOCATOR: Carpenter 6th ed, Table 10.4 (Chemical Restraint/Sedative/Anesthetic/Analgesic Agents Used in Rabbits). Held copy is a paginationless ebook conversion, so the table and not the page is the citable location.

· Morrisey JK, Carpenter JW, et al. Formulary. In: Quesenberry KE, OrcuttCJ, Mans C, et al. Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:620-630.; Ness RD, Johnson-Delaney C. Sugar gliders. In: Quesenberry KE, Carpenter JW, eds. Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 3rd ed., Saunders/Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2012:393-410. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.710 (2026-08-01). — figure located 2026-08-05 at Carpenter's 6th ed, Table 7.3 (Chemical Restraint/Anesthetic Agents Used in Sugar Gliders); the page cited previously does not carry it. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9780323484350, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323484350

· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed (2023), PDF p.179 (printed p.152), DOGS - Analgesia b) Constant rate infusion (CRI) — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.150, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, verified to name the drug in its body text. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023, held copy; the original seed cited the 9th, which was never consulted) — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.152, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, and carries this exact dose under the matching species heading. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

· Quesenberry, Orcutt, Mans & Carpenter, Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Table 9.4 'Analgesic Drug Dosages Recommended in Small Mammals', p.552 - Rat: buprenorphine 0.05-0.5 SC, IM q6h (table footnote: 'Doses are in milligram per kilogram unless specified otherwise') — LOCATOR CONVENTION 2026-08-07: 'p.552' is the PRINTED page number, confirmed by finding the drug named on it in the held copy. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9780323484350, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323484350

· Ramsey I, ed. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th ed. Part B: Exotic Pets. Gloucester: British Small Animal Veterinary Association; 2023. p.58. — LOCATOR CONVENTION 2026-08-07: the bare 'p.58' in this citation is the PDF index of the held scan, not the printed page. The PRINTED page is p.44; verified by finding the drug named there. If you are holding the book, turn to p.44. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712

· SIMBADOL - Buprenorphine Injection for Cats [US Product Label]. Kalamazoo, MI: Zoetis Inc; 2017. Distributed by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=3395bb4d-e032-4c16-81cf-d8f364033bb8 — Verified against Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed, p.180 (2026-08-01). — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.153, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, and carries this exact dose under the matching species heading. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

· VETERGESIC Multidose 0.3 Mg/ML Solution for Injection for Dogs, Cats, and Horses [UK Datasheet]. Amersham HP7 9FB, UK: Ceva Animal Health Ltd; 2018.; VETERGESIC 0.3 Mg/ML Solution for Injection for Dogs and Cats [UK Datasheet]. Ceva Animal Health Ltd; 2018. — Verified against Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed, p.179 (2026-08-01). — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.152, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, and carries this exact dose under the matching species heading. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

· Verified against BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th Ed, Part B: Exotic Pets, p.58 (2026-08-01). — LOCATOR CONVENTION 2026-08-07: the bare 'p.58' in this citation is the PDF index of the held scan, not the printed page. The PRINTED page is p.44; verified by finding the drug named there. If you are holding the book, turn to p.44. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712

· Verified against Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed, p.180 (2026-08-01). — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.150, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, verified to name the drug in its body text. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

· Verified against Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed, p.180 (2026-08-01). — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.153, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, and carries this exact dose under the matching species heading. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed (2023), PDF p.179 (printed p.152), DOGS - Analgesia b) Constant rate infusion (CRI) — Plumb's 10th ed (held) printed p.150, Buprenorphine monograph spanning p.150-154; page located 2026-08-05 from the book's own running heads, verified to name the drug in its body text. — SOURCE EDITION: Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook — ISBN 9781394172207, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781394172207

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