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I'm not sure whether she'll ever be able to get off the gabapentin, but it's been a total game-changer for her. I'm sure that it's not a cure-all for every bird that plucks or mutilates, but I wanted to share this experience in case other birds can benefit from it. I certainly had resigned myself to nothing working, until this vet's suggestion. Determining if an avian patient requires pain management is just the first step on the difficult journey of establishing a treatment regimen. With close to 9,000 different avian species one must not assume that the analgesic doses determined for other animal groups can be extrapolated to birds. Good news/Bad news: First the good. Gabapentin is used in avian veterinary care. So there's that. The 'bad' news: common dosages start at 10 mg/kg and have gone up as high as 80 mg/kg. Now, considering that if you tried to dose your bird with this drug for some vet prescribed reason/medical issues, we both know he would hate it! This article provides an overview of the current understanding of evidence-based clinical analgesic use in birds. The field of avian analgesia has dramatically expanded during the last 20 years, affording more options for alleviating both acute and chronic pain. These options include opioids, nonste The commercially available oral suspension of gabapentin contains xylitol and should not be used in birds. Gabapentin should be extemporaneously compounded for each patient. Dosage My gabapentin is a mix of distilled water and powdered gabapentin from the capsule. Your vet will mix the proper dose for the weight and health of your bird. Click to expand Toxic dose varies with species; use lowest dose possible Reptiles: 2–5 mg/kg Toxic dose varies with species; use lowest dose possible Amphibians: 1.0mg/kg of 2% lidocaine topically Meloxicam 0.5–2mg/kg PO, IM, SQ q12–24h (Divers 1996; Desmarchelier et al. 2012) (use with caution in xerophilic species or hospitalized wild birds not able to I'd rather have a super high dose and a happy bird. I take it for nerve pain in my neck and I actually think their dose might be higher than mine in comparison. Mine is a 300 mg capsule three times a day and theirs is a 300 mg capsule mixed with 2mls of water. Gabapentin, an anti-seizure medication, is also thought to have pain-relieving effects. In birds, oral doses given range from 10 mg/kg to as high as 80 mg/kg. In dogs, gabapentin given orally at 10 mg/kg might have had some pain-relieving effects. Gabapentin. 10–25 mg/kg, PO, a day 2 to 3 times a day. Glucosamine. 20 mg/kg, PO, 2 times a day, or 35 mg/kg, PO, daily to every other day. Meloxicam. 1 mg/kg, PO, daily to 2 times a day. Polysulfated glycosaminoglycan. 5 mg/kg, IM, once weekly for 4 weeks, then monthly. Use with caution: fatal coagulopathies from injection have occurred in Gabapentin. 10–25 mg/kg, PO, a day 2 to 3 times a day. Glucosamine. 20 mg/kg, PO, 2 times a day, or 35 mg/kg, PO, daily to every other day. Meloxicam. 1 mg/kg, PO, daily to 2 times a day. Polysulfated glycosaminoglycan. 5 mg/kg, IM, once weekly for 4 weeks, then monthly. Use with caution: fatal coagulopathies from injection have occurred in Meloxicam is a frequently used and effective COX-2 inhibitor, and a good option for orally medicating birds. Commonly used dosages. Hawkins et al. (2013) suggest these dosages for commonly used analgesic medications: Butorphanol: 0.5–3.0 mg/kg IM q4–6h; Buprenorphine: 0.25–0.5 mg/kg IM q6h; Gabapentin: 10 mg/kg PO q12h Birds are possibly more sensitive to the adverse effects of local anesthetics, so dosages administered should not exceed the suggested dosages. Lidocaine 2% (20 mg/ml) Suggested dosage – 2 to 3 mg/kg The dose for gabapentin is 10–25 mg/kg, PO, every 12 hours. For birds that self-mutilate, the gabapentin dose is 50 mg/kg, PO, every 12 hours. To date, no antivirals have been effective in treatment or prevention of ABV. This article provides an overview of the current understanding of evidence-based clinical analgesic use in birds. The field of avian analgesia has dramatically expanded during the last 20 years, affording more options for alleviating both acute and chronic pain. These options include opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, local anesthetics, and/or other drugs like gabapentin Gabapentin 3–10 mg/kg PO q 24 hrs. The best effects are seen when used in combination with other analgesics such as NSAIDs or paracetamol (acetaminophen). Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate 13–15 mg/kg chondroitin sulfate PO q 24 hrs. Can be used in a variety of cancer pains due to its mild antiinflammatory and analgesic effects. deaths from failed nests if a parent bird was taken. This is probably a major underestimation. Wild birds often present to us with traumatic injuries, such as bone fractures, head traumas or bite wounds. It is very difficult for us to detect pain in wild birds. Birds are often prey species and will act as such: a debilitated bird in the At necropsy, no signs of nephrotoxicity were seen in any bird, although two birds in the highest dose group developed gastric ulcers. In a recent study from the author's institution, fatal renal and visceral gout was seen in 36 percent of adult Rhode Island red hens administered meloxicam at approximately 5 mg/kg PO BID for five days compared Hypoglycemia is another metabolic cause of seizures, especially in young weanling birds and raptors. 6, 13 Blood glucose lower than 150 mg/dL (or half of that particular species' normal value) in a clinically ill bird is a medical emergency, because seizures occur once the blood glucose falls below 100 mg/dL. 5, 6 The recommended treatment of GABA analog, mode of action not completely understood, used to treat neuropathic pain in humans. Anecdotal evidence suggests it may be of benefit in treating self-mutilation in birds. Half-life at 10 mg/kg PO to Amazon parrots was 4.5 hours in one recent study.
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