Reptile · Terrapene carolina · typical adult weight 0.30–0.60 kg
Ketoprofen is dosed at 2 mg/kg IM, PO, SC SID for 3 days in eastern box turtles, per Barrantes Murillo DF, Anderson S, Capobianco C, Lewbart GA, Wiederhold NP, Canete-Gibas CF, Negrao Watanabe TT. Systemic Exophiala equina infection in an Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina): a case report and literature review. Front Vet Sci. 2023;10. PMID 37252397, PMC10213272. Full text and Table 2 read: "ketoprofen 2 mg/kg IM SID for 3 days" in a free-ranging Terrapene carolina carolina. Dose figure corroborated by carpenter Table 4.6: "Ketoprofen 2 mg/kg PO, SC, IM q24-48h280,471 | Most species, green iguanas/PK, loggerhead sea […]". NOTE: carpenter's own superscripts on that row resolve to 280. MacLean RA et al., propofol anesthesia in loggerhead sea turtles, and 471. Tuttle AD et al., ketoprofen PK in the green iguana - carpenter's own reference oddity, faithfully transcribed, not our error.. Ketoprofen is used in eastern box turtles for Empiric analgesia / NSAID (suspected caseous abscess). Routes documented in eastern box turtles: IM, PO, SC. A typical adult eastern box turtle weighs 0.30–0.60 kg. ExoticRx lists 1 cited dose rule for Ketoprofen in eastern box turtles, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
US trade names: Ketofen
| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|
| IM, PO, SC | 2 mg/kg | SID for 3 days | Empiric analgesia / NSAID (suspected caseous abscess) | Anecdotal | Barrantes Murillo DF, Anderson S, Capobianco C, Lewbart GA, Wiederhold NP, Canete-Gibas CF, Negrao Watanabe TT. Systemic Exophiala equina infection in an Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina): a case report and literature review. Front Vet Sci. 2023;10. PMID 37252397, PMC10213272. Full text and Table 2 read: "ketoprofen 2 mg/kg IM SID for 3 days" in a free-ranging Terrapene carolina carolina. Dose figure corroborated by carpenter Table 4.6: "Ketoprofen 2 mg/kg PO, SC, IM q24-48h280,471 | Most species, green iguanas/PK, loggerhead sea […]". NOTE: carpenter's own superscripts on that row resolve to 280. MacLean RA et al., propofol anesthesia in loggerhead sea turtles, and 471. Tuttle AD et al., ketoprofen PK in the green iguana - carpenter's own reference oddity, faithfully transcribed, not our error. |
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| Dose (mg/kg) | Route | Source | As printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | PO | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 4.6 | 2 mg/kg PO, SC, IM q24- 48h,471 |
| 2 | IM | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 4.6 | 2 mg/kg IM q24h × up to 5 days |
| 2 | PO | Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd edTable 127.6 | 2 mg/kg PO, SC, IM q24-48h191,331 Most species/green iguanas/PK study;331 loggerhead sea turtles/frequently used due to historical evidence of safety;191 no efficacy data |
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Non-selective COX inhibitor with potential lipoxygenase inhibitory activity. Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
Short-term use only (3-5 days). GI ulceration risk. Avoid with other NSAIDs. Not approved for cats in all jurisdictions. Monitor renal function.
Species-specific contraindications and adverse-reaction reports for eastern box turtles may differ from canine / feline reference data — consult the primary citations listed with each rule.
Ketoprofen dose range in eastern box turtles, with cited source references: IM, PO, SC 2 mg/kg SID for 3 days. Reference ranges from cited sources — verify against current literature before clinical use.
Documented routes for Ketoprofen in eastern box turtles: IM, PO, SC.
Ketoprofen is indicated in eastern box turtles for: Empiric analgesia / NSAID (suspected caseous abscess).
These are general warnings for Ketoprofen across species; consult the eastern box turtle dosing table above for species-specific guidance. Short-term use only (3-5 days). GI ulceration risk. Avoid with other NSAIDs. Not approved for cats in all jurisdictions. Monitor renal function.
Why a species-specific page? Ketoprofen pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in eastern box turtles — the rules above are the citations specific to this species, not generic recommendations.
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