Pig Anesthetic and Analgesic drug dosages
| DOSE | ROUTE | FREQUENCY | REFERENCE | NOTES | |
| PREMEDICATION | |||||
| Atropine | 0.04-0.07 mg/kg | SC, IM | 36 | ||
| Glycopyrolate | 0.01-0.02 mg/kg | SC | |||
| Acepromazine | 0.2 mg/kg | SC, IM, IV | 36 | as an adjunct to anesthesia | |
| Diazepam | 0.55-1.1 mg/kg | IM | as an adjunct to anesthesia | ||
| Midazolam | 0.1-0.5 mg/kg | IM | |||
| ANESTHETICS | |||||
| Ketamine | 10 mg/kg | IV | best given with a sedative | ||
| 20-25 mg/kg | IM | ||||
| Telazol | 4-8 mg/kg | IM | |||
| Telazol/Xylazine | 4.4/2.2 mg/kg | IM | reconstitute telazole with 2.5 ml xylazine (100 mg/ml) + 2.5 ml sterlie saline; administer at 2.2 mg/kg IM based on 50 mg/ml | ||
| Propofol | 5 mg/kg | IV | |||
| Propofol/Fentanyl | 0.5 mg / 1.6 mcg /kg/min | IV (CRI) | |||
| Isoflurane, Halothane | to effect | inhalation | |||
| OPIOIDS | |||||
| Morphine | 0.2 mg/kg | IM | q. 4-6 hrs | 1a, 8, 16 | up to 20 mg total dose |
| Methadone | 0.3 mg/kg | IM | 24 | analgesia lasted 5 hrs, slight hyperactivity and dyspnea reported | |
| Pentazocine | 2.0 mg/kg | IM | q. 4 hrs | 1a | |
| 0.4-5.0 mg/kg | IM | 28 | |||
| Buprenorphine | 0.005-0.01 mg/kg | IM | q. 12 hrs | 1a | |
| 0.03-0.12 mg/kg | IM | 24 | analgesia lasted from 5-7 hrs, slow onset of 30-60 min. | ||
| Butorphanol | 0.1-0.3 mg/kg | IM | 28 | ||
| NON-OPIOIDS | |||||
| Xylazine | 2-4 mg/kg | IM | |||
| Medetomidine | 0.2 mg/kg | IM | |||
| Aspirin | 10 mg/kg | PO | q. 4 hrs | 1a | |
| Flunixin | 1.1 mg/kg | IM | q. 24 hrs | ||
| Phenylbutazone | 4-8 mg/kg | PO | q. 24 hrs | ||
| LOCAL ANESTHETICS | |||||
| Bupivacaine | up to 2 mg/kg | 25 | intercostal for thoracotomy pain | ||
| ANESTHETIC ANTAGONIST | |||||
| Naloxone | 0.015-0.04 mg/kg | SC, IP, IV | reverses opioids | ||
| Nalbuphine | 1-2 mg/kg | IV, IM | partial reversal of opioids | ||
| Yohimbine | 0.1-0.15 mg/kg | IV | reverses xylazine | ||
| Atipamezole | 0.5 mg/kg | IM | reverses medetomidine |