Doses - PSYLLIUM HYDROPHILIC MUCILLOID

Dogs:

a) 3 - 10 grams mixed with food (Davis 1985a)
b) 2 - 10 grams q12-24h in wetted or liquid food (Schultz 1986)
c) 1 teaspoonful - 2 tablespoonsful mixed with food every 12 hours (McConnell and Hughey 1987)
d) 2 - 10 grams PO as needed in food (Morgan 1988)

Cats:

a) 3 grams mixed with food (Davis 1985a)
b) 2 - 4 grams q12-24h in wetted or liquid food (Schultz 1986)
c) 1 teaspoonful mixed with food every 12-24 hours (McConnell and Hughey 1987)
d) 1 - 4 grams PO once to twice daily in food (Morgan 1988)
e) 1 teaspoonful per day with food (Sherding 1989)

Horses:

For treatment of sand colic:
a) 0.5 kg in 6-8 L (1 pound in 1.5-2 gallons) of water via stomach tube. Mix with waterjust before administration; simultaneously mixing water with psyllium as mixture isbeing pumped is ideal. May repeat as necessary as long as horse continues to pass fecesand fluid does not accumulate in stomach. After initial treatment, may add up to 125 gmwith each feeding; best if mixed with grain or sweet feed. Water must be available.(Calahan 1987)
b) 0.25 kg mixed in 8 L of warm water bid. After obstruction is resolved may add to grainration; may require 2-3 weeks of therapy to eliminate the majority of sand. (Clark and Becht 1987)
Monitoring Parameters -
1) Stool consistency, frequency
Client Information - Contact veterinarian if patient begins vomiting. Be sure animal has freeaccess to water.
Dosage Forms/Preparations/FDA Approval Status/Withholding Times - Veterinary-Approved Products:
Equi-Psyllium® (Equine Healthcare) is a product labeled for use in horses. It is available in 5 lb.jars.
Human-Approved Products: There are many human-approved products containing psyllium, most products contain approximately 3.4 grams of psyllium per rounded teaspoonful. Commonlyknown products include: Metamucil® (Procter & Gamble), Hydrocil® Instant (Reid-Rowell),
Correctol® Powder (Plough), Konsyl® (Lafayette), Serutan (Beecham), Effer-syllium® (Stuart),
Perdiem® Plain (Rorer), and Siblin® (Warner-Lambert). These products are all OTC.