Veterinary Guidelines for Anesthetics: Rabbits
Green text is the recommended dose
Anticholinergics
Sedation
- Acepromazine 0.5 mg/kg + butorphanol 1 mg/kg SC, IM
- Midazolam 1-2 mg/kg IM
- Diazepam 1-2 mg/kg IM
- Xylazine 2.5 mg/kg IM
Induction
- Acepromazine 1-5 mg/kg + ketamine 50-75 mg/kg IM
- Xylazine 5 mg/kg + ketamine 35 mg/kg IM
- Xylazine 5 mg/kg + ketamine 35 mg/kg + buprenorphine 0.03 mg/kg IM
- Telazol 30-60 mg/kg IM
- Propofol 7-15 mg/kg IV; CRI 0.6 mg/kg/min
- Thiopental 15-30 mg/kg IV (to effect)
Maintenance
- Isoflurane 2-3% (MAC 2%)
Analgesics
- Opioids
- Buprenorphine 0.01-0.05 mg/kg SC, IV q 6-12 hr
- Morphine 2-5 mg/kg SC, IM q 4 hr
- Butorphanol 0.1-0.5 mg/kg SC, IV q 4 hr
- NSAIDs
- Carprofen 4-5 mg/kg SC, PO q 24 hr; 1.5 mg/kg PO q 24 hr
- Meloxicam 0.2-0.6 mg/kg SC, PO q 24 hr
- Flunixin 1.1 mg/kg IM q 12 hr
- Acetaminophen 1 ml drug/100 drinking water
- Yohimbine (a-2 antagonist) 0.2 mg/kg IV
Updated October 2010
