Pocket Pet · Atelerix albiventris · typical adult weight 0.30–0.60 kg
Meloxicam is dosed at 0.2–0.5 mg/kg PO q24h in african pygmy hedgehogs, per Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Appendix Table A.4, PDF p.639 (printed p.627), Hedgehogs: 'Meloxicam 0.5 mg/kg PO, SC q12h'; plus Carpenter's 6th ed. p.742 and BSAVA Part B PDF p.209 (printed p.195) for 0.2 mg/kg PO q24h. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.738 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 8.6 (Analgesic/Antiinflammatory Agents Used in Hedgehogs). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712; Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9780323484350, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323484350. Meloxicam is used in african pygmy hedgehogs for NSAID / pain. Routes documented in african pygmy hedgehogs: PO, SC. A typical adult african pygmy hedgehog weighs 0.30–0.60 kg. ExoticRx lists 2 cited dose rules for Meloxicam in african pygmy hedgehogs, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
US trade names: Metacam
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| PO | 0.2–0.5 mg/kg | q24h | NSAID / pain | Moderate | Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Appendix Table A.4, PDF p.639 (printed p.627), Hedgehogs: 'Meloxicam 0.5 mg/kg PO, SC q12h'; plus Carpenter's 6th ed. p.742 and BSAVA Part B PDF p.209 (printed p.195) for 0.2 mg/kg PO q24h. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.738 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 8.6 (Analgesic/Antiinflammatory Agents Used in Hedgehogs). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712; Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9780323484350, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323484350 |
| SC | 0.2–0.5 mg/kg | q24h | NSAID / pain | Moderate | Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Appendix Table A.4, PDF p.639 (printed p.627), Hedgehogs: 'Meloxicam 0.5 mg/kg PO, SC q12h' — for the 0.5 endpoint; Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed. p.742 and BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 10th ed. Part B - Exotic Pets, PDF p.209 (printed p.195) 'Hedgehogs: 0.2 mg/kg p.o., s.c. q24h' — for the 0.2 endpoint. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 8.6 (Analgesic/Antiinflammatory Agents Used in Hedgehogs). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, ; Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, ; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9780323484350, |
Every held source for this drug and species, as printed. Where they differ, both are shown — the choice is yours, not ours.
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| 0.2 | PO | BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th ed — Part B (Exotic Pets)p.209 | 0.2 mg/kg p.o., s.c. q24h |
| 0.2 | PO | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 8.6 | 0.2 mg/kg PO, SC q24h1a,25,34,72 |
| 0.2 | SC | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 8.6 | 0.2 mg/kg SC q12h |
Figures are transcribed from the cited page or table of each held edition and are shown for reference only. They are not dose recommendations, they do not feed the calculator, and none has been reviewed by a veterinarian.
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Preferential COX-2 inhibitor, reducing prostaglandin synthesis. Provides anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects.
Use with extreme caution in cats. Jurisdiction-specific labeling: the US (FDA) label authorizes a single SC dose only, with a boxed warning against repeated use; EU/UK/AU labels authorize repeated oral dosing for chronic musculoskeletal pain — follow your jurisdiction's label. GI ulceration risk. Avoid in dehydrated, hypovolemic, or renally compromised patients. Do not combine with other NSAIDs or corticosteroids.
Species-specific contraindications and adverse-reaction reports for african pygmy hedgehogs may differ from canine / feline reference data — consult the primary citations listed with each rule.
Meloxicam dose ranges in african pygmy hedgehogs, with cited source references: PO 0.2–0.5 mg/kg q24h; SC 0.2–0.5 mg/kg q24h. Reference ranges from cited sources — verify against current literature before clinical use.
Documented routes for Meloxicam in african pygmy hedgehogs: PO, SC.
Meloxicam is indicated in african pygmy hedgehogs for: NSAID / pain.
These are general warnings for Meloxicam across species; consult the african pygmy hedgehog dosing table above for species-specific guidance. Use with extreme caution in cats. Jurisdiction-specific labeling: the US (FDA) label authorizes a single SC dose only, with a boxed warning against repeated use; EU/UK/AU labels authorize repeated oral dosing for chronic musculoskeletal pain — follow your jurisdiction's label. GI ulceration risk. Avoid in dehydrated, hypovolemic, or renally compromised patients. Do not combine with other NSAIDs or corticosteroids.
Why a species-specific page? Meloxicam pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in african pygmy hedgehogs — the rules above are the citations specific to this species, not generic recommendations.
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