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Deferiprone is dosed at 50 mg/kg PO q12h x 30 days in domestic pigeons, per 986. Whiteside DP, Barker IK, Mehren KG, et al. Clinical evaluation of the oral iron chelator deferiprone for the potential treatment of iron overload in bird species. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2004;35(1):40-49. — Mined from Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.468 (2026-08-01, PENDING REVIEW) doi:10.1638/02-031. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Added 2026-08-04 by the book-verification programme. Every dose rule under this entry was mined from a source, independently re-verified against that source, and adversarially challenged before publication. Drafted for: Domestic Pigeon
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