Birds — Veterinary Drug Dosing

Avian metabolism differs sharply from mammals — most doses scale by metabolic body weight rather than linear weight, and renal-portal anatomy shapes injection-site choice. ExoticRx curates cited, species-specific dose rules for birds, surfacing published psittacine and raptor pharmacokinetic targets wherever they exist rather than extrapolating from mammals. Raptor coverage draws on the falcon- and hawk-specific formulary literature, where dosing is often published for raptors as a class rather than per species.