Premedication: 0.03–0.125 mg/kg bodyweight by intramuscular, subcutaneous or slow intravenous injection.

Other uses: By intramuscular or subcutaneous injection 0.0625–0.125 mg per kg bodyweight. Approximately equivalent to 0.625–1.25 ml of 2 mg/ml injection per 20 kg bodyweight. By intravenous injection- as for intramuscular except that it is recommended the injection is made slowly.

The maximum dose that should be given is 4 mg acepromazine per animal. Normally single doses of acepromazine are administered. Long term use is not recommended.