VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

I/M ROUTE AND SUB-CUTANEOUS ROUTE

Administration of medicines by I/M route and Sub-cutaneous route

• In general, preferably the pectoral muscles or quadriceps muscle areas are used for the depositing of drugs in case of intra-muscular injections.

Birds	Volume of drug to be given by I/M route at a site
Budgerigars, canaries, finches etc.	0.1 ml
African gray parrot or Amazon parrot	0.5 ml
Cockatiel, small conure etc.	0.2 ml
Brids weighing more than 1.5 Kg	Volume upto 1.5 ml per site can be given

• Sub-cutaneous route is chosen at the axillary region or loose skin in shoulder.