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Terbinafine is dosed at 10–30 mg/kg PO q24h in rabbits, per Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.847 (Table 10.2, Antifungal Agents Used in Rabbits), Terbinafine row, ref 166 = Morrissey JM, Carpenter JW, Appendix: Formulary. Indication printed as 'Dermatophytosis'. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Rabbits.a). Verify against current literature before clinical use.
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Balda C, Otsuka M, Gambale W et al. (2004) P-12 Comparative study of griseofulvin and terbinafine therapy in the treatment of canine and feline dermatophytosis. Veterinary Dermatology 15(S1), 44 doi:10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00414_12.x — BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th Ed, Part A, p.394
Greene CE. Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, ed 3, Philadelphia, 2006, W.B. Saunders Co. — Muller & Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology, 7th Ed, p.229Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure.
· 130. 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. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.774 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.1 (Antimicrobial and Antifungal Agents Used in Rodents.a).
· 269. Evans EE, Emery LC, Cox SK, et al. Pharmacokinetics of terbinafine after oral administration of a single dose to Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis). Am J Vet Res. 2013;74(6):835-838. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.428 doi:10.2460/ajvr.74.6.835 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Birds).
· Balda C, Otsuka M, Gambale W et al. (2004) P-12 Comparative study of griseofulvin and terbinafine therapy in the treatment of canine and feline dermatophytosis. Veterinary Dermatology 15(S1), 44 doi:10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00414_12.x — BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th Ed, Part A, p.394
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· Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.847 (Table 10.2, Antifungal Agents Used in Rabbits), Terbinafine row, ref 166 = Morrissey JM, Carpenter JW, Appendix: Formulary. Indication printed as 'Dermatophytosis'. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 10.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Rabbits.a).
· Dahlhausen B, Lindstrom JG, Radabaugh CS. The use of terbinafine hydrochloride in the treatment of avian fungal disease. Proc Annu Conf Assoc Avian Vet; 2000:35-39. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 5.2 (Antifungal Agents Used in Birds).
· Eshar D, KuKanich B, Avni-Magen N, Joo H. Terbinafine pharmacokinetics following single-dose oral administration in red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans): a pilot study. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2021;52(2):520-528. doi:10.1638/2020-0079https://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/34130394
· Greene CE. Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, ed 3, Philadelphia, 2006, W.B. Saunders Co. — Muller & Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology, 7th Ed, p.229
· Mans C, Donnelly TM. Disease problems of chinchillas. In: Quesenberry KE, Carpenter JW, eds. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery. 3rd ed. St. Louis, MO: WB Saunders; 2012:311-325. — Source: Quesenberry et al., Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents, 4th Ed, printed p.317 doi:10.1016/b978-1-4160-6621-7.00024-5
· McEntire MS, Reinhart JM, Allender MC, et al. Antifungal susceptibility patterns of Nannizziopsis guarroi and the single-dose pharmacokinetics of orally administered terbinafine in the bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps). Proc Annu Conf Am Assoc Zoo Vet; 2020:25. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.3 (Antifungal Agents Used in Reptiles).
· 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. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.774 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.1 (Antimicrobial and Antifungal Agents Used in Rodents.a).
· Papich MG. Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs: Small and Large Animal, 4th ed. Elsevier; 2016. Terbinafine Hydrochloride, printed p.765: "Cats • 30-40 mg/kg/day PO for at least 2 weeks." Corroborated by Muller & Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology, printed p.229: "Cats: 20 to 40 mg/kg every 24 to 48 hours for dermatophytosis".
· Plumb's 10th ed printed p.1210, Terbinafine monograph spanning p.1210-1212.
· Vertloo LRV, Gettinger MR, Naiman JH, Haynes JS. Upper Airway Obstruction Due to Primary Laryngeal Blastomycosis in a Dog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2020;56(3):181. doi:10.5326/jaaha-ms-6984 — Plumb's 10th ed printed p.1211, Terbinafine monograph spanning p.1210-1212.