Pocket Pet · Phodopus spp. · typical adult weight 0.02–0.05 kg
Enrofloxacin is dosed at 5–20 mg/kg PO, SC, IM q12-24h in dwarf hamsters, per 2. Adamcak A, Otten B. Rodent therapeutics. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2000;3:221-237. | 122. Meredith A. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary: Part B: Exotic Pets, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley, Gloucester, UK; 2015. | 130. 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.771 — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712; 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 [w3r2 2026-08-14] LOCATOR: Carpenter 6th ed, Table 9.1 (Antimicrobial and Antifungal Agents Used in Rodents). Held copy is a paginationless ebook conversion, so the table and not the page is the citable location.. Enrofloxacin is used in dwarf hamsters for Antimicrobial. Routes documented in dwarf hamsters: PO, SC, IM. A typical adult dwarf hamster weighs 0.02–0.05 kg. ExoticRx lists 1 cited dose rule for Enrofloxacin in dwarf hamsters, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
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| PO, SC, IM | 5–20 mg/kg | q12-24h | Antimicrobial | Moderate | 2. Adamcak A, Otten B. Rodent therapeutics. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2000;3:221-237. | 122. Meredith A. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary: Part B: Exotic Pets, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley, Gloucester, UK; 2015. | 130. 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.771 — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712; 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 [w3r2 2026-08-14] LOCATOR: Carpenter 6th ed, Table 9.1 (Antimicrobial and Antifungal Agents Used in Rodents). Held copy is a paginationless ebook conversion, so the table and not the page is the citable location. |
Every held source for this drug and species, as printed. Where they differ, both are shown — the choice is yours, not ours.
| Dose (mg/kg) | Route | Source | As printed |
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| 5–20 | SC | BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th ed — Part B (Exotic Pets)p.135 | 5-20 mg/kg s.c., p.o. q12-24h |
| 5–20 | PO | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 9.1 | 5-20 mg/kg PO, SC, IM q12- 24h,122,130 |
| 10 | SC | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 9.1 | 10 mg/kg SC q12h 0.25 mg/mL drinking water × 7 days |
Figures are transcribed from the cited page or table of each held edition and are shown for reference only. They are not dose recommendations, they do not feed the calculator, and none has been reviewed by a veterinarian.
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Inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, preventing DNA replication and transcription.
Avoid in growing animals (cartilage damage). Do NOT use in cats at doses >5mg/kg (retinal toxicity). Avoid concurrent use with theophylline.
Species-specific contraindications and adverse-reaction reports for dwarf hamsters may differ from canine / feline reference data — consult the primary citations listed with each rule.
Enrofloxacin dose range in dwarf hamsters, with cited source references: PO, SC, IM 5–20 mg/kg q12-24h. Reference ranges from cited sources — verify against current literature before clinical use.
Documented routes for Enrofloxacin in dwarf hamsters: PO, SC, IM.
Enrofloxacin is indicated in dwarf hamsters for: Antimicrobial.
These are general warnings for Enrofloxacin across species; consult the dwarf hamster dosing table above for species-specific guidance. Avoid in growing animals (cartilage damage). Do NOT use in cats at doses >5mg/kg (retinal toxicity). Avoid concurrent use with theophylline.
Why a species-specific page? Enrofloxacin pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in dwarf hamsters — the rules above are the citations specific to this species, not generic recommendations.
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