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Animal Dosing

Quantitative dosing of animals via multiple routes
🎯 Difficulty ★★☆ Medium Duration About 30 min/day 🎯 Use Accurately dose experimental animals by oral gavage, IV/IP, subcutaneous and other routes
📖 Principle
Calculate dose by body weight, prepare suitable concentration, administer via appropriate route and volume with proper technique
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1

Dose calculation and preparation

30 min
Calculate dose by body weight, prepare drug solution at suitable concentration and volume
💡 Tip Normalize volume to body weight
⚠️ Caution Confirm concentration and solubility
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2

Restraint and weighing

10 min
Restrain animal properly and weigh, gentle and stable handling
💡 Tip Reduce stress for accurate dosing
⚠️ Caution Restrain appropriately to avoid injury
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3

Administer by route

20 min
Administer drug by chosen route: gavage, IV, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous etc.
💡 Tip Route affects absorption and PK
⚠️ Caution Follow proper site and angle
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4

Recording and observation

10 min
Record dosing time, dose and route; observe post-dose reactions
💡 Tip Standard log ensures consistency
⚠️ Caution Handle abnormalities promptly
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⚠️ 5 Common Beginner Mistakes

  • Dose/volume calculation error
  • Improper route causes mis-administration
  • Over-restraint/stress affects outcomes
  • Air/leakage inaccuracies dose
  • Missing records not traceable

❓ FAQ

+Common routes?
Gavage (oral), IV, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, intramuscular etc., chosen per drug and experiment.
+How to gavage mice accurately?
Insert proper gavage needle along palate into esophagus, avoid trachea, control volume.
+How to set dosing volume?
Normalize to body weight, e.g. oral ~10 mL/kg, IV ~5 mL/kg, within safe limits.

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