Cyproheptadine

Species with Cyproheptadine dosing data (5 dose rules)

Species references:All Cat (Domestic) drugsAll Dog (Domestic) drugsAll Ferret drugsAll Guinea Pig drugsAll Rabbit (Domestic) drugs

Evidence levels across 5 dose rules

Each ExoticRx dose rule is graded by the strength of its primary evidence — see the editorial process.

Backed by 5 published sources

• · Agnew W, Korman R. Pharmacological appetite stimulation: rational choices in the inappetent cat. J Feline Med Surg. 2014;16(9):749-756.; Webb CB. Hepatic lipidosis: Clinical review drawn from collective effort. J Feline Med Surg. 2018;20(3):217-227. doi:10.1177/1098612x18758591 — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.327, Cyproheptadine monograph spanning p.327-328.
• · Graham JE. Personal observation; 2020. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.877
• · Hedley J. Small Animal Formulary-Part B: Exotic Pets, 10th ed., British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Gloucester, UK; 2020. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.955 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 11.10 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Ferrets.a).
• · 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.799 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.7 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Rodents). — SOURCE ROW: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.7 prints "Cyproheptadine 0.5 mg/kg PO q12h(122) — Guinea pigs, chinchillas/appetite stimulation", but superscript 122 resolves to BSAVA Small Animal Formulary Part B (Exotic Pets), which prints a flat PER-ANIMAL milligram dose - "Ferrets, Chinchillas, Guinea pigs: 0.5 mg p.o. q12h". This rule follows the primary source and stores mg/animal; the apparent conflict is a unit difference introduced by the secondary text, not two different doses.