Vitamin K for Sugar Gliders

Pocket Pet · Petaurus breviceps · typical adult weight 0.08–0.16 kg

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. Vitamin K is used in sugar gliders for For intestinal and liver disease; treatment for anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning (maintenance following 2.5 mg/kg SC once), Adjunctive therapy for liver, cardiac, intestinal disease, Anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning - loading dose, must be followed by 5 mg/kg PO q24h. Routes documented in sugar gliders: PO, PO or SC, SC. A typical adult sugar glider weighs 0.08–0.16 kg. ExoticRx lists 3 cited dose rules for Vitamin K in sugar gliders, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.

Dose ranges

Route	Dose	Frequency	Indication	Evidence	Source
PO	5 mg/kg	q 24 h for 14 days	For intestinal and liver disease; treatment for anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning (maintenance following 2.5 mg/kg SC once)	Weak	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
PO or SC	2 mg/kg	q 24–72 h	Adjunctive therapy for liver, cardiac, intestinal disease	Weak	Morrisey JK, Carpenter JW, et al. Formulary. In: Quesenberry KE, Orcutt CJ, Mans C, et al. Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:620-630.; Ness RD, Johnson-Delaney C. Sugar gliders. In: Quesenberry KE, Carpenter JW, eds. Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 3rd ed., Saunders/Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2012:393-410. — Verified against Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.712 (2026-08-01). — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, ; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9780323484350,

What each reference text prints

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Printed doses in mg/kg for this drug and species, by source
Dose (mg/kg)	Route	Source	As printed
2	SC	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 7.5	2 mg/kg SC, PO q24- 72h,32
2.5	SC	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 7.5	2.5 mg/kg SC, then 5 mg/kg PO q24h for at least 14 days,15
5	PO	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th edTable 7.5	2.5 mg/kg SC, then 5 mg/kg PO q24h for at least 14 days,15

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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Frequently asked questions

What is the dose of Vitamin K for Sugar Gliders?

Vitamin K dose ranges in sugar gliders, with cited source references: PO 5 mg/kg q 24 h for 14 days; PO or SC 2 mg/kg q 24–72 h; SC 2.5 mg/kg once, then 5 mg/kg PO q24h for at least 14 days. Reference ranges from cited sources — verify against current literature before clinical use.

How is Vitamin K administered in Sugar Gliders?

Documented routes for Vitamin K in sugar gliders: PO, PO or SC, SC.

What conditions does Vitamin K treat in Sugar Gliders?

Vitamin K is indicated in sugar gliders for: For intestinal and liver disease; treatment for anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning (maintenance following 2.5 mg/kg SC once), Adjunctive therapy for liver, cardiac, intestinal disease, Anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning - loading dose, must be followed by 5 mg/kg PO q24h.

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Why a species-specific page? Vitamin K pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in sugar gliders — 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.