Advances in Exotic Mammal Clinical Therapeutics |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL USA;2. Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL USA;1. Department of Clinical Sciences, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA USA;2. Northwest ZooPath, Monroe, WA USA;3. Zoo/Exotic Pathology Service, West Sacramento, CA USA;1. Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Exotics Medicine Service, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, France;2. Small Animal Surgery Service, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, France. |
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| Abstract: | It is imperative that the veterinarian treating exotic companion mammals stay abreast of the latest developments relating to medications and drug delivery approaches for safety and efficacy. Sustained-release formulations of commonly used drugs, as well as newer routes for administration of therapeutic agents, allow the veterinarian treating exotic companion mammals to reduce the stress associated with drug administration. Interactions can occur between vehicle and drugs when formulations are compounded; therefore, research studies are warranted regarding potential problems associated with these formulations. However, newer studies have been published that provide the basis for exploring the use of different vehicles, frequency of dosing, and drug delivery techniques for various classes of drugs in exotic mammals. The goals of this review are to not only evaluate new medications or uses for medications in companion exotic mammal patients but also review new methods of drug delivery that might be useful to the veterinarian who treats these animals. |
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| Keywords: | analgesic antibacterial antifungal antiparasitic small mammal therapeutics |
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