Guinea Pig Anesthetic and Analgesic drug dosages
| DOSE | ROUTE | FREQUENCY | REFERENCE | NOTES | |
| PREMEDICATION | |||||
| Atropine | 0.05 mg/kg | SC, IM | 36 | ||
| Glycopyrolate | 0.01-0.02 mg/kg | SC | |||
| Acepromazine | 0.5-5 mg/kg | SC, IM, IV | 36 | as an adjunct to anesthesia | |
| Diazepam | 2-5 mg/kg | SC, IP | as an adjunct to anesthesia | ||
| Midazolam | 2-5 mg/kg | SC, IP | |||
| ANESTHETICS | |||||
| Ketamine | 20-50 mg/kg | IM | 36 | ||
| Ketamine/Xylazine | 75/7.5 mg/kg | SC, IP | 36 | ||
| Ketamine/Medetomidine | 40/0.5 mg/kg | SC, IP | 36 | ||
| Telazol | 40-60 mg/kg | IM | 36 | ||
| 10-80 mg/kg | IP | ||||
| Fentanyl | 0.032 mg/kg | IM | 36 | given 20 minutes after diazepam | |
| Isoflurane, Halothane | to effect | inhalation | |||
| OPIOIDS | |||||
| Morphine | 2-5 mg/kg | SC, IM | q. 4 hrs | 13 | |
| Meperidine | 10-20 mg/kg | SC, IM | q. 2-3 hrs | 13 | |
| Methadone | 3.6 mg/kg | SC, IM | q. 4 hrs (?) | 10 | ED50 antitissive dose (33) |
| Buprenorphine | 0.05 mg/kg | SC | q. 6-12 hrs | 13 | |
| NON-OPIOIDS | |||||
| Aspirin | 86 mg/kg | PO | q. 4 hrs (?) | 13 | |
| Xylazine | 5-10 mg/kg | SC, IP | 36 | cause sedation | |
| Medetomidine | 0.5 mg/kg | SC | 36 | cause sedation | |
| ANESTHETIC ANTAGONIST | |||||
| Naloxone | 0.01-0.1 mg/kg | SC, IP, IV | reverses opioids | ||
| Nalbuphine | 1-4 mg/kg | SC, IP | partial reversal of opioids | ||
| Yohimbine | 0.1-0.15 mg/kg | IV | reverses xylazine | ||
| Atipamezole | 1 mg/kg | IV | reverses medetomidine |