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Metronidazole is dosed at 20 mg/kg PO q48h for at least 7 days in ball pythons, per Mader's Table 127.4 Antiparasitic Agents, corpus p.1406 (printed 1196); Plumb's Metronidazole REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS, corpus p.903: '100 mg/kg PO repeated in 2 weeks or 50 mg/kg PO once daily for 3 to 5 days'. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
· Lightfoot T. Therapeutics of African pygmy hedgehogs and prairie dogs. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. doi:10.1016/s1094-9194(17)30099-3 — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.733 (2026-08-01).
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Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 9th ed — Metronidazole, DOGS, 'Anaerobic infections (extra-label): a) For less severe anaerobic infections: 10 - 15 mg/kg PO every 8 to 12 hours', printed p.875 (corpus PDF p.902); corroborated by Papich, Metronidazole, Dogs: 'Anaerobes: 15 mg/kg q12h or 12 mg/kg q8h PO', printed p.526 (corpus PDF p.554)
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· Mader's Table 127.1, corpus p.1403 (printed 1193); Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, Metronidazole, REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS section, corpus p.903
· Mader's Table 127.4 Antiparasitic Agents, corpus p.1406 (printed 1196); Plumb's Metronidazole REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS, corpus p.903: '100 mg/kg PO repeated in 2 weeks or 50 mg/kg PO once daily for 3 to 5 days'
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 9th ed — Metronidazole, DOGS, 'Anaerobic infections (extra-label): a) For less severe anaerobic infections: 10 - 15 mg/kg PO every 8 to 12 hours', printed p.875 (corpus PDF p.902); corroborated by Papich, Metronidazole, Dogs: 'Anaerobes: 15 mg/kg q12h or 12 mg/kg q8h PO', printed p.526 (corpus PDF p.554)
· Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 9th ed — Metronidazole, HORSES, printed p.876 (corpus PDF p.903): 'Metritis secondary to Bacteroides fragilis (extra-label): 15 - 25 mg/kg PO every 12 hours'
· Tully TN. Psittacine therapeutics. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2000;3:59-90. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.417 (2026-08-01).
· Verified against Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 10th Ed, p.902 (2026-08-01).