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Fluconazole is dosed at 5 mg/kg PO q24h in rabbits, per Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.846, ref 163 = Miller JL, Schell WA, Wills EA, et al. In vitro and in vivo efficacies of the new triazole albaconazole against Cryptococcus neoformans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004;48:384-387; corroborated BSAVA Part B p.136 ('5 mg/kg p.o. q24h for cryptococcal meningitis') — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Rabbits.a). 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.532, Fluconazole monograph spanning p.530-533.Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure.
· 345. Wissman MA, Parsons B. Dermatophytosis of green iguanas (Iguana iguana). J Small Exot Anim Med. 1993;2:133-136. — Source: Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Ed, p.1404
· 741. Ratzlaff K, Papich MG, Flammer K. Plasma concentrations of fluconazole after a single oral dose and administration in drinking water in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus). J Avian Med Surg. 2011;25:23-31. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.425 doi:10.1647/2009-044.1 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Birds).
· 741. Ratzlaff K, Papich MG, Flammer K. Plasma concentrations of fluconazole after a single oral dose and administration in drinking water in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus). J Avian Med Surg. 2011;25:23-31. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.425 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Birds).
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· Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.3 (Antifungal Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.846, ref 163 = Miller JL, Schell WA, Wills EA, et al. In vitro and in vivo efficacies of the new triazole albaconazole against Cryptococcus neoformans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004;48:384-387; corroborated BSAVA Part B p.136 ('5 mg/kg p.o. q24h for cryptococcal meningitis') — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Rabbits.a).
· Exotic Animal Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Snakes chapter, table 'Common systemic antibiotics and antifungals used in snakes' (printed 869)
· Flammer K, Papich M. Pharmacokinetics of fluconazole after oral administration of single and multiple doses in African grey parrots. Am J Vet Res. 2006;67(3):417-422. doi:10.2460/ajvr.67.3.417 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Birds).
· Mazepa AS, Trepanier LA, Foy DS. Retrospective comparison of the efficacy of fluconazole or itraconazole for the treatment of systemic blastomycosis in dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 2011;25(3):440-445. doi:10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0710.x; Wilson AG, KuKanich KS, Hanzlicek AS, Payton ME. Clinical signs, treatment, and prognostic factors for dogs with histoplasmosis. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2018;252:201-209. doi:10.2460/javma.252.2.201 — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.532, Fluconazole monograph spanning p.530-533. — Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed, Fluconazole monograph, printed p.532, DOGS: "Systemic mycosis for fluconazole-sensitive organisms (potentially cryptococcosis, blastomycosis […]"
· Phalen D. Diagnosis and treatment of megabacteriosis in birds. Vet Quart Rev; 2001. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.631 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Backyard Poultry, Gamebirds, and Waterfowl).
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023) — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.530, Fluconazole monograph spanning p.530-533. — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.532, Fluconazole monograph.
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023) — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.532, Fluconazole monograph spanning p.530-533.
· Ramsey I, ed. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th ed. Part B: Exotic Pets. Gloucester: British Small Animal Veterinary Association; 2023. p.136.
· Vaden SL, Heit MC, Hawkins EC, Manaugh C, Riviere JE. Fluconazole in cats: Pharmacokinetics following intravenous and oral administration and penetration into cerebrospinal fluid, aqueous humour and pulmonary epithelial lining fluid. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 1997;20(3):181-186. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2885.1997.tb00093.x — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.530, Fluconazole monograph spanning p.530-533.
· Wissman MA, Parsons B. Dermatophytosis of green iguanas (Iguana iguana). J Small Exot Anim Med. 1993;2:133-136. — Source: Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Ed, p.1405