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Itraconazole is dosed at 5–10 mg/kg PO q24-48h in ball pythons, per Martel A, Hellebuyck T, Van Waeyenberghe L. Treatment of infections with Nannizziopsis vriesii, an emergent reptilian dermatophyte. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 2009:69-70.; Mitchell M. Ophidia. In: Fowler ME, Miller RE, eds. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, 5th ed., Saunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA; 2003:82-91. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.222 (2026-08-01).. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
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Backed by 14 published sources
· Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.426, Itraconazole, psittacine row; superscripts resolve to 665. Orosz SE, Frazier DL. Antifungal agents: a review of their pharmacology and therapeutic indications. J Avian Med Surg. 1995;9:8-18; 666. Orosz SE, Schroeder EC, Frazier DL. Itraconazole: a new antifungal drug for birds. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Avian Vet; 1994:13-19; 702. Phalen DN. Common bacterial and fungal infectious diseases in pet birds
· Martel A, Hellebuyck T, Van Waeyenberghe L. Treatment of infections with Nannizziopsis vriesii, an emergent reptilian dermatophyte. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Rept Amph Vet; 2009:69-70.; Mitchell M. Ophidia. In: Fowler ME, Miller RE, eds. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, 5th ed., Saunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA; 2003:82-91. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.222 (2026-08-01).
· 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. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.772 (2026-08-01).
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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.; Fehr M, Sassenburg L, Zwart P. Krankheiten der Heimtiere, 8th ed., Schluetersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hannover, Germany; 2015. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.772 (2026-08-01).
· Ness RD, Johnson-Delaney C. Sugar gliders. In: Quesenberry KE, Carpenter JW, eds. Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 3rd ed., Saunders/Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2012:393-410.; Hedley J. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary. Part B: Exotic Pets, 10th ed., British Small Animal Veterinary Association.; Morrisey JK, Carpenter JW, et al. Formulary. In: Quesenberry KE, Orcutt CJ, Mans C, et al. Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:620-630. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.704 (2026-08-01).
· Plumb DC. Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 9th [ed.] — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.846 (2026-08-01).
· Plumb's Itraconazole REPTILES, corpus p.735; Carpenter's 6th ed. p.222 (5 mg/kg PO q24h most species; 10 mg/kg PO q48h x60 days, Parson's chameleon); Mader's Table 127.3, corpus p.1405
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th ed., Itraconazole, printed p.707 (corpus PDF p.734), DOGS / Susceptible systemic mycoses.
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 9th Ed
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 9th Ed, printed p.707 (corpus p.734), DOGS - Susceptible systemic mycoses (extra-label). No superscript is printed on this dose sentence.
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, Itraconazole, REPTILES section, corpus p.735; Carpenter's 6th ed. Table 4.3 p.222 and Mader's Table 127.3 corpus p.1405 ('5 mg/kg PO q24h - Most species'); EECC snake table corpus p.885 ('Itraconazole 10 mg/kg PO q24h')
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, Itraconazole, REPTILES section, corpus p.735; Carpenter's 6th ed. p.222; Mader's Table 127.3, corpus p.1405; EECC corpus p.885
· Verified against Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed, p.734 (2026-08-01).