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Digoxin is dosed at 0.005–0.01 mg/kg PO q12-24h in rabbits, per 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. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.871 — Carpenter 6th ed, Table 10.8 (Cardiovascular Agents Used in Rabbits), the 0.005-0.01 mg/kg PO q12-24h sub-row bearing superscript 166. The digoxin block prints five sub-rows spanning 0.0005 to 0.07 mg/kg, a 140-fold spread - the rule correctly stores ONE sub-row and must not be blended. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
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Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023) — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.392, Digoxin monograph spanning p.392-395.Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure.
· 177. Coles BH. Prescribing for exotic birds. In: Bishop Y, eds. The Veterinary Formulary, 5th ed., Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK; 2001:99-105. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.490 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.18 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Birds). — PRINTED DETAIL MISSING FROM THIS RULE (retrieved 2026-08-19): 0.01-0.02 mg/kg PO q12h177 Psi acines, passerines, raptors/congestive heart disease — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.18. Figure exact. Missing, same block, same page: "induced arrhythmias in pigeons at 0.2 mg/kg/day609" and, one row below, "0.02 mg/kg PO q24h × 5 days367 | Budgerigars, sparrows (PD)/. this dose led to signs of toxicity in a mynah782"
· 177. Coles BH. Prescribing for exotic birds. In: Bishop Y, eds. The Veterinary Formulary, 5th ed., Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK; 2001:99-105. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.490 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.18 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Birds). — PRINTED DETAIL MISSING FROM THIS RULE (retrieved 2026-08-19): 0.01-0.02 mg/kg PO q12h¹⁷⁷ | Psi acines, passerines, raptors/congestive heart disease — Carpenter's 6th ed, Table 5.18 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Birds). Clean-type duplicate: "0.01-0.02 mg/kg PO q12h | Psittacines, passerines, raptors/congestive heart disease" — Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery 1st ed (2016), Appendix 1 Table 14, printed p.821.
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· 177. Coles BH. Prescribing for exotic birds. In: Bishop Y, eds. The Veterinary Formulary, 5th ed., Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK; 2001:99-105. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.490 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.18 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Birds). — PRINTED DETAIL MISSING FROM THIS RULE (retrieved 2026-08-19): same printed row, Carpenter's 6th ed Table 5.18 / Current Therapy printed p.821. Scope "Psittacines" covers Agapornis roseicollis.
· 177. Coles BH. Prescribing for exotic birds. In: Bishop Y, eds. The Veterinary Formulary, 5th ed., Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK; 2001:99-105. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.490 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.18 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Birds). — PRINTED DETAIL MISSING FROM THIS RULE (retrieved 2026-08-19): same printed row, Carpenter's 6th ed Table 5.18 / Current Therapy printed p.821. Scope "Psittacines" covers Cacatua alba.
· 177. Coles BH. Prescribing for exotic birds. In: Bishop Y, eds. The Veterinary Formulary, 5th ed., Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK; 2001:99-105. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.490 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.18 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Birds). — PRINTED DETAIL MISSING FROM THIS RULE (retrieved 2026-08-19): same printed row, Carpenter's 6th ed Table 5.18 / Current Therapy printed p.821. The rule's "CROSS-SOURCE DISAGREEMENT" flag is REFUTED — see below.
· 7. Allen DG, Pringle JK, Smith DA. Handbook of Veterinary Drugs, 2nd ed., LippincottWilliams & Wilkins, Philadelphia; 1998. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.656 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.13 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Backyard Poultry and Waterfowl).
· Allen DG, Pringle JK, Smith DA. Handbook of Veterinary Drugs, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia; 1998. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.656 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.13 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Backyard Poultry and Waterfowl).
· Coles BH. Prescribing for exotic birds. In: Bishop Y, eds. The Veterinary Formulary, 5th ed., Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK; 2001:99-105. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.490 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.18 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Birds). — PRINTED DETAIL MISSING FROM THIS RULE (retrieved 2026-08-19): same printed row, Carpenter's 6th ed Table 5.18 / Current Therapy printed p.821. Scope "Psittacines" covers Ara ararauna.
· Ewringmann A, Gloeckner B. Leitsymptome bei Meerschweinchen, Chinchilla und Degu, Enke, Stuttgart, Germany; 2012. / Ewringmann A, Gloeckner B. Leitsymptome bei Hamster, Ratte, Maus und Rennmaus, Enke, Stuttgart, Germany; 2014. / 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.794 doi:10.1055/b-004-129947 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.5 (Cardiovascular Agents Used in Rodents).
· Ewringmann A, Gloeckner B. Leitsymptome bei Meerschweinchen, Chinchilla und Degu, Enke, Stuttgart, Germany; 2012. | Ewringmann A, Gloeckner B. Leitsymptome bei Hamster, Ratte, Maus und Rennmaus, Enke, Stuttgart, Germany; 2014. | 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.794 doi:10.1055/b-004-129947 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.5 (Cardiovascular Agents Used in Rodents).
· Ewringmann A, Gloeckner B. Leitsymptome bei Meerschweinchen, Chinchilla und Degu, Enke, Stuttgart, Germany; 2012. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.794 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.5 (Cardiovascular Agents Used in Rodents).
· Mayer J. Rodents. In: Carpenter JW, eds. Exotic Animal Formulary, 4th ed., Saunders/Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2013:476-516. | Meredith A. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary: Part B: Exotic Pets, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley, Gloucester, UK; 2015. | Morrisey JK, Carpenter JW. Formulary. In: Quesenberry KE, Carpenter JW, eds. Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:620-630. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.794 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.5 (Cardiovascular Agents Used in Rodents).
· 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. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.871 — Carpenter 6th ed, Table 10.8 (Cardiovascular Agents Used in Rabbits), the 0.005-0.01 mg/kg PO q12-24h sub-row bearing superscript 166. The digoxin block prints five sub-rows spanning 0.0005 to 0.07 mg/kg, a 140-fold spread - the rule correctly stores ONE sub-row and must not be blended.
· Morrisey JK, Malakoff RL, Quesenberry KE, et al. Cardiovascular and other diseases Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:55-70. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.946 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 11.7 (Cardiopulmonary Agents Used in Ferrets).
· Pariaut R. Atrial Fibrillation Current Therapies. Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice. 2017;47(5):977-+. PMID: 41079340 — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.392, Digoxin monograph spanning p.392-395.
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023) — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.392, Digoxin monograph spanning p.392-395.
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