Pocket Pet · Petaurus breviceps · typical adult weight 0.08–0.16 kg
Calcitonin is dosed at 50–100 U/kg SC, IM not stated in source in sugar gliders, per 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. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.711 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 7.5 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Sugar Gliders). Located 2026-08-05: the only table covering this species in which the drug's own row prints this dose. The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table is the citable location. — 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. Calcitonin is used in sugar gliders for Nutritional osteodystrophy. Routes documented in sugar gliders: SC, IM. A typical adult sugar glider weighs 0.08–0.16 kg. ExoticRx lists 1 cited dose rule for Calcitonin in sugar gliders, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC, IM | 50–100 U/kg | not stated in source | Nutritional osteodystrophy | Moderate | 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. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.711 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 7.5 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Sugar Gliders). Located 2026-08-05: the only table covering this species in which the drug's own row prints this dose. The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table is the citable location. — 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 |
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Added 2026-08-04 by the book-verification programme. Drug identity independently confirmed as distinct from every existing formulary entry. Source opened: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th Ed, p.260 (Table 4.8, Hormones and Steroids Used in Reptiles); corroborated p.461 (birds), p.711, p.1065; Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook 9th Ed 'Calcitonin' / 'Calcitonin Salmon' monograph, corpus p.196-197. Class as printed in source: Polypeptide calcium-regulating hormone (calcitonin salmon); antiresorptive/antihypercalcemic — inhibits osteoclastic bon
Species-specific contraindications and adverse-reaction reports for sugar gliders may differ from canine / feline reference data — consult the primary citations listed with each rule.
Calcitonin dose range in sugar gliders, with cited source references: SC, IM 50–100 U/kg not stated in source. Reference ranges from cited sources — verify against current literature before clinical use.
Documented routes for Calcitonin in sugar gliders: SC, IM.
Calcitonin is indicated in sugar gliders for: Nutritional osteodystrophy.
These are general warnings for Calcitonin across species; consult the sugar glider dosing table above for species-specific guidance. Added 2026-08-04 by the book-verification programme. Drug identity independently confirmed as distinct from every existing formulary entry. Source opened: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th Ed, p.260 (Table 4.8, Hormones and Steroids Used in Reptiles); corroborated p.461 (birds), p.711, p.1065; Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook 9th Ed 'Calcitonin' / 'Calcitonin Salmon' monograph, corpus p.196-197. Class as printed in source: Polypeptide calcium-regulating hormone (calcitonin salmon); antiresorptive/antihypercalcemic — inhibits osteoclastic bon
Why a species-specific page? Calcitonin pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in sugar gliders — 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.