Invertebrate · Octopus vulgaris · typical adult weight 1.00–10.00 kg
Chloramphenicol is dosed at 75 mg/kg PO twice daily in common octopuses, per Invertebrate Medicine, 3rd ed (Lewbart, 2022), Table 9.6 "Cephalopod formulary", corpus PDF p.596. Published 2026-08-06. — SOURCE EDITION: Invertebrate Medicine — ISBN 9781119569435, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781119569435. Chloramphenicol is used in common octopuses for Bacterial infection. Routes documented in common octopuses: PO. A typical adult common octopus weighs 1.00–10.00 kg. ExoticRx lists 1 cited dose rule for Chloramphenicol in common octopuses, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO | 75 mg/kg | twice daily | Bacterial infection | Weak | Invertebrate Medicine, 3rd ed (Lewbart, 2022), Table 9.6 "Cephalopod formulary", corpus PDF p.596. Published 2026-08-06. — SOURCE EDITION: Invertebrate Medicine — ISBN 9781119569435, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781119569435 |
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| Dose (mg/kg) | Route | Source | As printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | PO | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 1.1 | 75 mg/kg PO, IM q12h × 6 days |
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Binds to 50S ribosomal subunit, inhibiting peptidyl transferase and bacterial protein synthesis. Bacteriostatic.
Human health hazard: wear gloves when handling (aplastic anemia risk in humans). May cause bone marrow suppression in cats. Monitor CBC during prolonged use.
Species-specific contraindications and adverse-reaction reports for common octopuses may differ from canine / feline reference data — consult the primary citations listed with each rule.
Chloramphenicol dose range in common octopuses, with cited source references: PO 75 mg/kg twice daily. Reference ranges from cited sources — verify against current literature before clinical use.
Documented routes for Chloramphenicol in common octopuses: PO.
Chloramphenicol is indicated in common octopuses for: Bacterial infection.
These are general warnings for Chloramphenicol across species; consult the common octopus dosing table above for species-specific guidance. Human health hazard: wear gloves when handling (aplastic anemia risk in humans). May cause bone marrow suppression in cats. Monitor CBC during prolonged use.
Why a species-specific page? Chloramphenicol pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in common octopuses — the rules above are the citations specific to this species, not generic recommendations.
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