Note that all of these doses are approximations and must be titrated to the animal’s strain, age,

Rabbit Anesthesia/Analgesia Recommended Best Practices Note that all of these doses are approximations and must be titrated to the animal’s strain, age, sex and individual responses. Significant departures from these doses should be discussed with a veterinarian. Doses will also vary depending on what other drugs are being administered concurrently. All doses are listed as milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) unless otherwise noted. (source UCSF) DRUG NAME DOSE (mg/kg) & FREQUENCY NOTES ROUTE Inhalation anesthetics Survival surgery should have concurrent preemptive analgesia. Must use precision 1-3% inhalant to Whenever general Recommended: vaporizer. Mask or effect (up to 5% for anesthesia is Isoflurane chamber induction induction) required without injected pre-medication may result in breath-holding and injury. Ketamine combinations May not produce surgical-plane anesthesia for major procedures. If redosing, 35 – 50 + 5-10 IM or use ketamine alone. SC (in same syringe Recommended: May be partially or with xylazine As needed Ketamine-Xylazine reversed with administered 10-20 Atipamezole or minutes in advance) Yohimbine. Note that IM Ketamine combinations often sting upon injection. May not produce surgical-plane anesthesia for major 35 - 50 + ~ 0.5 IM or procedures. If redosing, SC (in same use ketamine alone. Ketamine- syringe, or with As needed May be partially Medetomidine medetomidine reversed with administered 10-20 Atipamezole. ...