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Ferrous sulfate is dosed at 4–6 mg/kg PO q24h in rabbits, per Fiorello CV, Divers SJ. Rabbits. In: Carpenter JW, eds. Exotic Animal Formulary, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2013:518-559. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.878 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.10 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Rabbits). Located 2026-08-05: the only table covering this species in which the drug's own row prints this dose. The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Added 2026-08-04 by the book-verification programme. Drug identity independently confirmed as distinct from every existing formulary entry. Source opened: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th Ed (book 'carpenter') p.878, rabbit therapeutic-agents table. Class as printed in source: Oral iron salt / hematinic (mineral supplement)
Species references:All Rabbit (Domestic) drugs
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