Default values used by Vet Calculator Plus.

Discrepancies
Vet Calculator Plus is currently being upgraded across all platforms. The exact number of species, drugs and values below may not be reflected in each app (notably Amazon & Windows Phone).

Species

Blood volumes

Species Volume (ml/kg)
Alpaca 64
Cat 55
Cattle 57
Chicken 60
Chinchilla 70
Dog 86
Ferret 75
Gerbil 67
Goat 70
Guinea pig 75
Hamster 78
Horse 75
Pig 65
Rabbit 56
Rat 64
Sheep 66

Sample volumes

Species Volume (ml/kg)
Alpaca 6.4
Cat 7.7
Cattle 7.7
Chicken 9.9
Chinchilla 7.0
Dog 9.9
Ferret 7.5
Gerbil 6.1
Goat 6.6
Guinea pig 7.7
Hamster 5.5
Horse 7.5
Pig 6.6
Rabbit 7.7
Rat 5.5
Sheep 6.6

Gestation

Species Days (min) Days (max) Days (ave)
Alpaca 360 335 345
Cat 69 55 63
Cattle 287 279 281
Chicken 22 20 21
Chinchilla 112 108 111
Dog 72 58 63
Ferret 44 40 42
Gerbil 26 24 25
Goat 152 148 150
Guinea pig 72 59 68
Hamster 18 15 16
Horse 370 320 340
Pig 116 112 114
Rabbit 32 30 31
Rat 23 21 22
Sheep 144 152 148

Temperature

Species Temp. °C (min) Temp. ° C(max)
Alpaca 38.6 37.6
Cat 38.5 38
Cattle 39.3 38
Chicken 43 40.6
Chinchilla 39 38
Dog 38.7 38.3
Ferret 40 37.8
Gerbil 39 37.4
Goat 39.7 38.5
Guinea pig 39.5 37.2
Hamster 37.5 36.2
Horse 38.2 37.2
Pig 39.8 38.7
Rabbit 39.4 37
Rat 38.6 37.5
Sheep 38.3 39.9

Erythrocyte indicies

Species MCV (min) MCV (max) MCH (min) MCH (max) MCHC
(min)
MCHC (max)
Alpaca 34 18 8 16 37 57
Cat 45 30 13 17 30 36
Cattle 60 40 11 17 30 36
Chicken 140 90 33 47 26 35
Chinchilla 69.2 32.1 10.4 19.8 20 38.5
Dog 77 60 19 24 32 36
Ferret 51 42.6 13.7 16 30.3 34.9
Gerbil 60 46.6 16.1 19.4 30.6 33.3
Goat 25 16 5.2 8 30 36
Guinea pig 95 70 23 27 25 40
Hamster 78 64 20 26 28 37
Horse 59 37 12.3 19.7 31 38.6
Pig 68 50 17 21 30.3 34
Rabbit 75 57.5 17.1 23.9 28.2 37
Rat 65.4 52.6 16.5 21.3 30.2 34.6
Sheep 28 48 8 12 31 34
  • MCV unit is fl
  • MCH unit is pg
  • MCHC unit is g/dL

Acid-base values

Species pH (min) pH (ave) pH (max) HCO₃ (min) HCO₃ (ave) HCO₃ (max) pCO₂ (min) pCO₂ (ave) pCO₂ (max)
Cat 7.31 7.39 7.46 14.4 18 21.6 25.2 31 36.8
Cattle 7.41 7.47 7.53 24 29.4 34.8 34.8 41 47.2
Chicken 7.39 7.58 7.8 14.5 23.2 31.8 10.8 25.5 40.2
Dog 7.35 7.41 7.46 18.8 22.2 25.6 30.8 36.8 42.8
Guinea pig 7.38 7.44 7.51 18.8 24.4 30 26.9 35.7 44.5
Horse 7.35 7.41 7.48 22 25 29 36 41 46
Pig 7.4 7.48 7.53 22 29 33 35 40 44
Rabbit 7.35 7.45 7.54 18 23.7 29.4 25.3 33.2 40.4
Rat 7.43 7.47 7.51 22.5 25.5 28.5 28.5 34.5 40.5
Sheep 7.29 7.37 7.45 14 25.5 20.4 29.9 68.8 43.7
  • HCO₃ unit mmol/L
  • pCO₂ unit mmHg

Body surface area

Species BSA factor
Cat 0.1
Cattle 0.09
Chicken 0.1
Dog 0.101
Ferret 0.0969
Goat 0.106
Guinea pig 0.09
Hamster 0.1189
Horse 0.1
Pig 0.09
Rabbit 0.0975
Rat 0.091
Sheep 0.084

Drugs

All

Drug Concentration Unit
Acepromazine (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Acepromazine (25 mg tablet) 25 mg (tablet)
Acetazolamide (250 mg tablet) 250 mg (tablet)
Acetylcysteine 200 mg/ml
Aglepristone 30 mg/ml
Alendronate (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Alendronate (70 mg tablet) 70 mg (tablet)
Alendronate 0.7 mg/ml
Alfaxalone 10 mg/ml
Alfentanil 0.5 mg/ml
Amantadine (100 mg tablet) 100 mg (tablet)
Amantadine (syrup) 10 mg/ml
Aminophylline 25 mg/ml
Amiodarone 50 mg/ml
Amitriptyline (10 mg/ml) 10 mg/ml
Amitriptyline (5 mg/ml) 5 mg/ml
Amoxicillin trihydrate (150 mg/ml) 150 mg/ml
Ampicillin (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Apomorphine (1 mg/ml) 1 mg/ml
Apomorphine (10 mg/ml) 10 mg/ml
Atenolol (100 mg tablet) 100 mg (tablet)
Atenolol (25 mg tablet) 25 mg (tablet)
Atenolol (50 mg tablet) 50 mg (tablet)
Atenolol 0.5 mg/ml
Atipamazole 5 mg/ml
Atracurium 10 mg/ml
Atropine 0.54 mg/ml
Azaperone 40 mg/ml
Betamethasone 4 mg/ml
Bupivacaine 0.25% 2.5 mg/ml
Bupivacaine 0.5% 5 mg/ml
Bupivacaine 0.75% 7.5 mg/ml
Buprenorphine 0.3 mg/ml
Butorphanol 10 mg/ml
Butylscopolamine 4 mg/ml
Cabergoline 50 µg/ml
Calcium chloride 100 mg/ml
Calcium gluconate 100 mg/ml
Carprofen (100 mg tablet) 100 mg (tablet)
Carprofen (20 mg tablet) 20 mg (tablet)
Carprofen (50 mg tablet) 50 mg (tablet)
Carprofen 50 mg/ml
Cefalexin (180 mg/ml) 180 mg/ml
Cefovecin (80 mg/ml) 80 mg/ml
Cefquinome (25 mg/ml) 25 mg/ml
Cefquinome (45 mg/ml) 45 mg/ml
Ceftiofur (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Ceftiofur (200 mg/ml) 200 mg/ml
Ceftiofur (50 mg/ml) 50 mg/ml
Cimetidine 150 mg/ml
Cimicoxib (30 mg tablet) 30 mg (tablet)
Cimicoxib (8 mg tablet) 8 mg (tablet)
Cimicoxib (80 mg tablet) 80 mg (tablet)
Cisatracurium (10 mg/ml) 10 mg/ml
Cisatracurium (2 mg/ml) 2 mg/ml
Clenbuterol 30 µg/ml
Clindamycin 25 mg/ml
Clonidine 150 µg/ml
Danofloxacin mesylate (300 mg/ml) 300 mg/ml
Delmadinone 10 mg/ml
Desmopressin 4 µg/ml
Detomidine 10 mg/ml
Dexamethasone 2 mg/ml
Dexmedetomidine 0.5 mg/ml
Diazepam 5 mg/ml
Diazoxide 15 mg/ml
Digoxin 250 µg/ml
Diltiazem 5 mg/ml
Dimercaprol 50 mg/ml
Dimethylsulfoxide 50% 500 mg/ml
Dinoprost tromethamine 5 mg/ml
Diphenhydramine 2 mg/ml
Dobutamine 12.5 mg/ml
Dopamine 40 mg/ml
Doxapram 20 mg/ml
Edetate calcium disodium 200 mg/ml
Edrophonium 10 mg/ml
Enrofloxacin (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Enrofloxacin (25 mg/ml) 25 mg/ml
Enrofloxacin (50 mg/ml) 50 mg/ml
Ephedrine (3 mg/ml) 3 mg/ml
Ephedrine (30 mg/ml) 30 mg/ml
Epinephrine (hi) 1 mg/ml
Epinephrine 1 mg/ml
Esmolol 10 mg/ml
Ethanol 1000 mg/ml
Fentanyl 50 µg/ml
Firocoxib (227 mg tablet) 227 mg (tablet)
Firocoxib (57 mg tablet) 57 mg (tablet)
Florfenicol (300mg/ml) 300 mg/ml
Florfenicol (450 mg/ml) 450 mg/ml
Fluconazole 2 mg/ml
Flucytosine 10 mg/ml
Flumazenil 0.1 mg/ml
Flunixin Meglumine 50 mg/ml
Framycetin sulfate (150 mg/ml) 150 mg/ml
Furosemide 5 mg/ml
Gentamicin (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Glycopyrrolate 200 µg/ml
Guaifenesin 100 mg/ml
Heparin 1000 U/ml
Insulin (100 IU/ml) 100 U/ml
Insulin (40 IU/ml) 40 U/ml
Isoproterenol 0.2 mg/ml
Itraconazole 10 mg/ml
Ketamine 100 mg/ml
Ketoprofen (10 mg/ml) 10 mg/ml
Ketoprofen (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Ketoprofen (150 mg/ml) 150 mg/ml
Levetiracetam 100 mg/ml
Lidocaine 20 mg/ml
Lincomycin 100 mg/ml
Lorazepam 4 mg/ml
Mannitol 250 mg/ml
Marbofloxacin (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Marbofloxacin (160 mg/ml) 160 mg/ml
Marbofloxacin (20 mg/ml) 20 mg/ml
Maropitant 10 mg/ml
Mavacoxib (20 mg tablet) 20 mg (tablet)
Mavacoxib (30 mg tablet) 30 mg (tablet)
Mavacoxib (6 mg tablet) 6 mg (tablet)
Mavacoxib (75 mg tablet) 75 mg (tablet)
Mavacoxib (95 mg tablet) 95 mg (tablet)
Medetomidine 1 mg/ml
Meloxicam (0.5 mg/ml) 0.5 mg/ml
Meloxicam (1 mg tablet) 1 mg (tablet)
Meloxicam (1.5 mg/ml) 1.5 mg/ml
Meloxicam (15 mg/ml) 15 mg/ml
Meloxicam (2 mg/ml) 2 mg/ml
Meloxicam (2.5 mg tablet) 2.5 mg (tablet)
Meloxicam (20 mg/ml) 20 mg/ml
Meloxicam (40 mg/ml) 40 mg/ml
Meloxicam (5 mg/ml) 5 mg/ml
Mepivacaine 20 mg/ml
Metamizole 500 mg/ml
Methadone 10 mg/ml
Methylprednisolone 40 mg/ml
Metoclopramide (2.5 mg/ml) 2.5 mg/ml
Metoclopramide (5 mg/ml) 5 mg/ml
Metoclopramide 5 mg/ml
Metronidazole 5 mg/ml
Midazolam 5 mg/ml
Morphine 10 mg/ml
Naloxone 0.4 mg/ml
Neostigmine 2.5 mg/ml
Nitroprusside 200 µg/ml
Norepinephrine 1 mg/ml
Omeprazole (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Omeprazole (20 mg tablet) 20 mg (tablet)
Omeprazole (40 mg tablet) 40 mg (tablet)
Ondansetron 2 mg/ml
Oxytetracycline (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Oxytetracycline (200 mg/ml) 200 mg/ml
Oxytocin 10 U/ml
Panacuronium 2 mg/ml
Pantoprazole (20 mg tablet) 20 mg (tablet)
Pantoprazole (40 mg tablet) 40 mg (tablet)
Paracetamol (400 mg tablet) 400 mg (tablet)
Paracetamol (500 mg tablet) 500 mg (tablet)
Paracetamol 10 mg/ml
Pentobarbital (200 mg/ml) 200 mg/ml
Pentobarbital (400 mg/ml) 400 mg/ml
Pentobarbitol 65 mg/ml
Pentosan polysulphate 100 mg/ml
Pethidine 50 mg/ml
Phenoxybenzamine (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Phenoxybenzamine 50 mg/ml
Phenylbutazone 200 mg/ml
Phenylephrine 100 mg/ml
Phenytoin (100 mg tablet) 100 mg (tablet)
Phenytoin (25 mg tablet) 25 mg (tablet)
Phenytoin (300 mg tablet) 300 mg (tablet)
Phenytoin (50 mg tablet) 50 mg (tablet)
Phenytoin 50 mg/ml
Pimobendan (1.25 mg tablet) 1.25 mg (tablet)
Pimobendan (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Pimobendan (5 mg tablet) 5 mg (tablet)
Pimobendan 0.75 mg/ml
Piroxicam (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Piroxicam (20 mg tablet) 20 mg (tablet)
Piroxicam 20 mg/ml
Prazosin (1mg tablet) 1 mg (tablet)
Prednisolone (1 mg tablet) 1 mg (tablet)
Prednisolone (25 mg tablet) 25 mg (tablet)
Prednisolone (5 mg tablet) 5 mg (tablet)
Prednisolone 10 mg/ml
Procainamide 100 mg/ml
Procaine benzylpenicillin (300 mg/ml) 300 mg/ml
Proligestone 100 mg/ml
Promethazine 25 mg/ml
Propofol 10 mg/ml
Propranolol 1 mg/ml
Protamine sulphate 10 mg/ml
Ranitidine 25 mg/ml
Remifentanil 250 µg/ml
Robenacoxib (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Robenacoxib (20 mg tablet) 20 mg (tablet)
Robenacoxib (40 mg tablet) 40 mg (tablet)
Robenacoxib (5 mg tablet) 5 mg (tablet)
Robenacoxib (6 mg tablet) 6 mg (tablet)
Robenacoxib 20 mg/ml
Rocuronium 10 mg/ml
Romifidine 10 mg/ml
Ropivacaine 0.1% 10 mg/ml
Ropivacaine 0.2% 2 mg/ml
Ropivacaine 0.5% 5 mg/ml
Ropivacaine 0.75% 7.5 mg/ml
Sildenafil 0.08 mg/ml
Sodium bicarbonate 1 mEq/ml
Spectinomycin (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Succinylcholine 50 mg/ml
Terbutaline 0.5 mg/ml
Tildipirosin (180 mg/ml) 180 mg/ml
Tilmicosin (300 mg/ml) 300 mg/ml
Tolfenamic acid 40 mg/ml
Tramadol (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Tramadol (100 mg tablet) 100 mg (tablet)
Tramadol (200 mg tablet) 200 mg (tablet)
Tramadol (25 mg tablet) 25 mg (tablet)
Tramadol (50 mg tablet) 50 mg (tablet)
Tramadol 50 mg/ml
Trazodone (100 mg tablet) 100 mg (tablet)
Trazodone (150 mg tablet) 150 mg (tablet)
Trazodone (50 mg tablet) 50 mg (tablet)
Triamcinolone 40 mg/ml
Trilostane (10 mg tablet) 10 mg (tablet)
Trilostane (120 mg tablet) 120 mg (tablet)
Trilostane (30 mg tablet) 30 mg (tablet)
Trilostane (60 mg tablet) 60 mg (tablet)
Tulathromycin (100 mg/ml) 100 mg/ml
Tulathromycin (150 mg/ml) 150 mg/ml
Tulathromycin (25 mg/ml) 25 mg/ml
Tylosin 200 mg/ml
Vasopressin 20 U/ml
Verapamil 2.5 mg/ml
Vetrabutine 100 mg/ml
Vinblastine 1 mg/ml
Vitamin A 50000 U/ml
Vitamin B1 100 mg/ml
Vitamin B12 (0.25 mg/ml) 0.25 mg/ml
Vitamin B12 (1 mg/ml) 1 mg/ml
Vitamin C 100 mg/ml
Vitamin D 1 µg/ml
Vitamin K1 10 mg/ml
Xylazine 10% 100 mg/ml
Xylazine 2% 20 mg/ml
Zolazepam/Tiletamine 100 mg/ml

CRI

Drug Loading dose (range) Infusion rate (range)
Atacurium besylate 0.2 – 0.5 mg 3 – 9 μg/kg/min
Butorphanol 0.2 – 0.2 mg 0.1 – 0.1 mg/kg/hr
Calcium gluconate 0 – 0 mg 10 – 10 mg/kg/hr
Cimetidine 2.5 – 2.5 mg 0.5 – 0.5 mg/kg/hr
Diazepam 5 – 10 mg 0.1 – 0.5 mg/kg/hr
Diltiazem 0.4 – 0.4 mg 0.2 – 0.5 mg/kg/hr
Dobutamine 0 – 0 µg 1 – 20 μg/kg/min
Dopamine 0 – 0 µg 2 – 20 μg/kg/min
Epinephrine 0 – 0 µg 0.1 – 1.5 μg/kg/min
Esmolol 500 – 500 µg 25 – 200 μg/kg/min
Ethanol 0.6 – 0.6 g 100 – 100 mg/kg/hr
Fentanyl Citrate 1 – 20 µg 0.1 – 0.7 μg/kg/min
Furosemide 0 – 0 mg 3 – 8 mg/kg/hr
Heparin 100 – 300 U 5 – 50 U/kg/hr
Isoproterenol 0 – 0 µg 0.02 – 0.1 μg/kg/min
Ketamine 0.5 – 0.5 mg 10 – 20 μg/kg/min
Lidocaine 2 – 4 mg 10 – 100 μg/kg/min
Mannitol 0 – 0 g 0.5 – 1 g/kg/hr
Medetomidine 1 – 20 µg 1 – 3 μg/kg/min
Metoclopramide 0 – 0 µg 0.01 – 0.02 μg/kg/min
Midazolam 0.1 – 0.4 mg 0.35 – 0.35 μg/kg/min
Morphine 1 – 10 mg 0.01 – 0.1 mg/kg/hr
Norepinephrine 0 – 0 µg 0.05 – 1 μg/kg/min
Nitroprusside 0 – 0 µg 0.1 – 10 μg/kg/min
Panacuronium 0.04 – 0.1 mg 0.06 – 0.1 mg/kg/hr
Pentobarbitol 3 – 30 mg 0 – 1 mg/kg/hr
Phenylephrine 0 – 0 µg 1 – 3 μg/kg/min
Procainamide 2 – 20 mg 10 – 50 μg/kg/min
Propofol 0 – 0 µg 0.05 – 0.2 mk/kg/min
Verapamil 0.05 – 0.15 mg 2 – 10 μg/kg/min