Livestock · Gallus gallus domesticus · typical adult weight 0.50–5.00 kg
Lidocaine is dosed at 0.5–2 mg/kg intrathecal not stated in source in chickens, per Kazemi-Darabadi S, Akbari G, Shokrollahi S. Development and evaluation of a technique for spinal anaesthesia in broiler chickens. N Z Vet J. 2019;67:241-248. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.643 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.4 (Chemical Restraint/Anesthetic/Analgesic Agents Used in Backyard Poultry,). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9781119511755, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781119511755. Lidocaine is used in chickens for Regional anaesthesia of the pericloacal area. Routes documented in chickens: intrathecal. A typical adult chicken weighs 0.50–5.00 kg. ExoticRx lists 1 cited dose rule for Lidocaine in chickens, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| intrathecal | 0.5–2 mg/kg | not stated in source | Regional anaesthesia of the pericloacal area | Moderate | Kazemi-Darabadi S, Akbari G, Shokrollahi S. Development and evaluation of a technique for spinal anaesthesia in broiler chickens. N Z Vet J. 2019;67:241-248. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.643 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 6.4 (Chemical Restraint/Anesthetic/Analgesic Agents Used in Backyard Poultry,). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9781119511755, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781119511755 |
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Lidocaine dose range in chickens, with cited source references: intrathecal 0.5–2 mg/kg not stated in source. Reference ranges from cited sources — verify against current literature before clinical use.
Documented routes for Lidocaine in chickens: intrathecal.
Lidocaine is indicated in chickens for: Regional anaesthesia of the pericloacal area.
Why a species-specific page? Lidocaine pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in chickens — the rules above are the citations specific to this species, not generic recommendations.
Sourced from published veterinary references; awaiting credentialed clinical reviewer. See our editorial process. Reference only — not veterinary advice.