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Flunixin Meglumine is dosed at 1.1 mg/kg SC, IM, IV q12-24h in rabbits, per Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023) — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.859 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.4 (Chemical Restraint/Sedative/Anesthetic/Analgesic Agents Used in Rabbits.a,b). — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.541, Flunixin monograph spanning p.541-543. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Potent non-selective COX inhibitor. Particularly effective as visceral analgesic.
Side effects & warnings
High GI ulceration risk especially with repeated dosing. Renal papillary necrosis reported. IM injection causes tissue necrosis in horses. Strictly limit duration of use.
Species with Flunixin Meglumine dosing data (42 dose rules)
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Sample dosing (2 of 42 cited rules)
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Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023) — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.541, Flunixin monograph spanning p.541-543.Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure.
Papich Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs 4th ed., Flunixin Meglumine, Small Animal Dosage, printed p.338Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure.
· 183. Lawton MPC. Pain management after surgery. Proc North Am Vet Conf. 1999;782. — Source: Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Ed, p.1414
· 22. Baert K, Backer PD. Disposition of sodium salicylate, flunixin and meloxicam after intravenous administration in broiler chickens. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2002;25:449-453. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.647 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.5 (Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Agents Used in Backyard Poultry, Gamebirds, and).
· 269. Lawton MP.C. Pain management after surgery. Proc North Am Vet Conf; 1999:782. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.253 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.6 (Analgesic (Including Antiinflammatory) Agents Used in Reptiles).
· 396. Heard D. Anesthesia and analgesia. In: Altman RB, Clubb SL, Dorrestein GM, et al. Avian Medicine and Surgery; Saunders, Philadelphia, PA; 1997:807-827. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.458 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.6 (Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Agents Used in Birds).
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441. Stahl SJ. Reproductive disorders of the green iguana. Proc North Am Vet Conf; 1998:810-813. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.253 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.6 (Analgesic (Including Antiinflammatory) Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Baert K, Backer PD. Disposition of sodium salicylate, flunixin and meloxicam after intravenous administration in broiler chickens. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2002;25:449-453. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.647 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.5 (Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Agents Used in Backyard Poultry, Gamebirds, and).
· Brown SA, Antinoff N, Bauck L, Boyer TH, et al. Ferret drug dosages Exotic Formulary, 2nd ed., American Animal Hospital Association, Lakewood, CO; 1999:43-61. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.943 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 11.6 (Analgesic Agents Used in Ferrets).
· Carpenter JW, Klaphake E, Gibbons PM, et al. Reptile formulary. In: Divers SJ, Stahl SJ, eds. Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2019:1191-1211. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.253 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.6 (Analgesic (Including Antiinflammatory) Agents Usedin Reptiles).
· Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th ed, Table 5.6, Table 5.18 (the served figure is printed in each; all lie in the chapter covering this species).
· FARAD Withdrawal Guidelines — dose corroborated 2026-08-05 in Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook 10th ed, Flunixin monograph, printed p.543. NOTE: FARAD publishes meat/milk WITHDRAWAL intervals for extralabel use; it is not the source of the dose itself, so the dose is cited to Plumb's and FARAD retained for the withdrawal guidance.
· FARAD Withdrawal Guidelines — dose corroborated 2026-08-05 in Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook 10th ed, Flunixin monograph, printed p.543. NOTE: FARAD publishes meat/milk WITHDRAWAL intervals for extralabel use; it is not the source of the dose itself, so the dose is cited to Plumb's and FARAD retained for the withdrawal guidance. — PRINTED DETAIL MISSING FROM THIS RULE (retrieved 2026-08-19): SHEEP, GOATS: Analgesic (extra-label): 1 - 2 mg/kg IV once daily (every 24 hours); oral paste has also been used at 1 - 4 mg/kg PO once daily23 — Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook 10th ed, printed p.543. Served 1–2 mg/kg IV q24h is that row verbatim; the flag's own quote was the CATTLE row five lines above it
· Flecknell PA. Analgesia and post-operative care. Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia; 2016:141-192. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-800036-6.00004-1 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents).
· Hocking PM, Robertson GW, Gentle MJ. Effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on pain-related behaviour in a model of articular pain in the domestic fowl. Res Vet Sci. 2005;78:69-75. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.647 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.5 (Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Agents Used in Backyard Poultry, Gamebirds, and).
· Jepson L. Sugar gliders. In: Jepson L, eds. Exotic Animal Medicine: A Quick Reference Guide, 2nd ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2016:231-257. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.710 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 7.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Sugar Gliders).
· Lawton MP.C. Pain management after surgery. Proc North Am Vet Conf; 1999:782. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.253 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.6 (Analgesic (Including Antiinflammatory) Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Lawton MPC. Pain management after surgery. Proc North Am Vet Conf; 1999:782. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.253 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.6 (Analgesic (Including Antiinflammatory) Agents Used in Reptiles).
· Miller AL, Richardson CA. Rodent analgesia. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2011;14:81-92. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.4 (Analgesic Agents Used in Rodents), ref 125: "2.5 mg/kg SC — Most species".
· Musser JMB, Heatley JJ, Phalen DN. Pharmacokinetics after intravenous administration of flunixin meglumine in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) and Patagonian conures (Cyanoliseus patagonus). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013;242(2):205-208. doi:10.2460/javma.242.2.205https://europepmc.org/article/MED/23276097
· Papich Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs 4th ed., Flunixin Meglumine, Small Animal Dosage, printed p.338
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023) — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.541, Flunixin monograph spanning p.541-543.
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023) — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.859 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.4 (Chemical Restraint/Sedative/Anesthetic/Analgesic Agents Used in Rabbits.a,b). — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.541, Flunixin monograph spanning p.541-543.
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed (2023), printed p.543, Flunixin > Dosages > SWINE — 21 CFR § 522.970 (Flunixin), conditions of use for Swine: 2.2-2.2 mg/kg. Related tolerances: 21 CFR § 556.286. Retrieved from the eCFR API, snapshot 2026-01-01. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-522.970
· Ratliff CM, Zaffarano BA. Therapeutic use of regional limb perfusion in a chicken. J Avian Med Surg. 2017;31:29-32. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.647 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.5 (Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Agents Used in Backyard Poultry, Gamebirds, and).
· Samour, Avian Medicine, 3rd Ed. (raptor formulary appendix), p.672. Row as printed binds this dose to raptors on its own line: "Flunixin Finadyne (Schering- Raptors IM 1-10 mg/kg sid for 1-5 d Potent nonsteroidal non-narcotic analgesic agent with". | NSAID SAFETY, PRIMARY LITERATURE RETRIEVED 2026-08-20: Fourie T, Cromarty D, Duncan N, Wolter K, Naidoo V. "The Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Carprofen, Flunixin and Phenylbutazone in the Cape Vulture (Gyps […]" PLoS One 2015;10(10):e0141419. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141419. PMID 26512724 — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26512724/. Abstract read in full. Scope: Gyps vultures, single oral dose, n=2 per arm — a small study in a different genus from the species this rule serves.
· Smith BD, Vail KJ, Carroll GL, Taylor MC, Jeffery ND, Vemulapalli TH, et al. Comparison of Etomidate, Benzocaine, and MS222 Anesthesia with and without Subsequent Flunixin Meglumine Analgesia in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus laevis). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2018;57(2):202-209. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5868386/
· Stahl SJ. Reproductive disorders of the green iguana. Proc North Am Vet Conf; 1998:810-813. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.253 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.6 (Analgesic (Including Antiinflammatory) Agents Used in Reptiles).