Veterinary Guidelines for Anesthetics: Nonhuman Primates
Green text is the recommended dose
Anticholinergics
- Atropine 0.02-0.05 mg/kg IM
- Glycopyrrolate 0.005-0.01 mg/kg IM
Inductions/Sedations
- Ketamine 5-20 mg/kg IM
- Ketamine 10-15 mg/kg + diazepam 0.5-1 mg/kg IM
- Ketamine 10 mg/kg + xylazine 0.5 mg/kg IM
- Telazol 2-6 mg/kg IM
- Propofol 7.5-12.5 mg/kg IV (to effect)
- Thiopental 5-7 mg/kg IV (to effect)
Neuromuscular blocking agents (paralytics; must be used under supervision of the VSC)
- Vencuronium 0.04-0.06 mg/kg IV
- Pancuronium 0.04-0.1 mg/kg IV
Maintenance
- Isoflurane 1.3-2% (MAC 1.3 %)
Analgesics
- Opioids
- Buprenorphine 0.005-0.01 mg/kg IM, IV 6-12 hr
- Morphine 1-2 mg/kg IM, SC 4-6 hr
- Oxymorphone 0.15 mg/kg IM 4-6 hr
- Butorphanol 0.05 mg/kg IM 4 hr
- NSAIDs
- Carprofen 2-4 mg/kg SC q 24 hr
- Meloxicam 0.1-0.2 mg/kg SC q 24hr
Antagonists
- a-2 antagonists:
- Atipamizole 0.25 mg/kg IM, IV
- Yohimbine 0.5 mg/kg IV; 1 mg/kg IM
- Opioid antagonists
- Naloxone (opioid antagonist) 0.1-0.2 mg as needed
Updated October 2010
