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Vitamin K is dosed at 5 mg/kg PO q 24 h for 14 days in sugar gliders, per Bodley K. Appendix 4. Drug Formulary. In: Vogelnest L, Portas T, eds. Current Therapy in Medicine of Australian Mammals; CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, Vic; 2019:702-727.; Johnson R, Hemsley S. Gliders and possums. In: Vogelnest L, Woods R, eds. Medicine of Australian Mammals; CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, Vic; 2008:395-437. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.712 (2026-08-01). — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 7.5 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Sugar Gliders). 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; Clinical Guide to Fish Medicine — ISBN 9781119259558, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781119259558. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
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