↪ Description - THIACETARSEMIDE SODIUM
Dogs: For elimination of adult heartworms: a) 2.2 mg/kg (0.22 ml/kg of a 1% solution) given twice a day for 2 days. Use an indwelling intravenous catheter or winged infusion set to avoid extravasation injuries.(Kittleson 1985) b) 2.2 mg/kg for 4...
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↪ Doses - THIACETARSEMIDE SODIUM
Chemistry - A phenylarsenoxide, thiacetarsemide sodium is an organic arsenical compound. Thecommercially available injection is actually a combination of thiacetarsemide and p-arsenosobenzamide. It is available commercially in a 10 mg/ml (1%) solution and...
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Dogs: As an antiparasitic agent: a) For treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis: 50 - 60 mg/kg PO. (Todd, Paul, and DiPietro 1985) b) For treatment of Filaroides infections: 30 - 70 mg/kg divided q12h PO in food for 20-45 days. (Roudebush 1985) c) For treatment of Filaroides infections: 70 mg/kg PO...
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↪ Doses - THIABENDAZOLE
Chemistry - The prototypic benzimidazole, thiabendazole occurs as an odorless or nearly odorless, tasteless, white to practically white powder. It has a melting range of 296°-303°C and a pKa of 4.7. Thiabendazole is practically insoluble in water and...
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↪ Description - TETRACYCLINE HCL
Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) For UTI: 55 mg/kg/day divided into 3 daily dosages PO (Rogers and Lees 1989) b) 20 mg/kg PO q8h; 7 mg/kg IV or IM q12h (Kirk 1989) c) 20 mg/kg PO q8-12h; (may give with food if GI upset occurs; avoid or reduce dose...
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↪ Doses - TETRACYCLINE HCL
Chemistry - An antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens, or derived semisyntheticallyfrom oxytetracycline, tetracycline HCl occurs as a moderately hygroscopic, yellow, crystallinepowder. About 100 mg/ml is soluble in water and 10 mg/ml soluble in...
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↪ Description - TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE, TESTOSTERONE ENANTHATE, TESTOSTERONE PROPRIONATE
Dogs: For testosterone-responsive urinary incontinence (may be used with phenylpropanolamine): a) Testosterone propionate: approximately 2 mg/kg IM or SQ 3 times per week. Testosterone cypionate: 200...
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↪ Doses - TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE, TESTOSTERONE ENANTHATE, TESTOSTERONE PROPRIONATE
Chemistry - The esterified compounds, testosterone cypionate, enanthate, and propionate areavailable commercially as injectable products. Testosterone cypionate occurs as an odorless tohaving a faint odor,...
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↪ Description - TERBUTALINE SULFATE
Dogs: a) 0.01 mg/kg SQ q4h; 0.03 mg/kg PO q8h (Davis 1985) b) 2.5 mg PO q8h (Papich 1986) c) 2.5 - 5 mg PO q8h; 0.625 mg/10 lbs body weight PO q8h (McConnell and Hughey1987)Cats: a) 0.01 mg/kg SQ q4h; 0.03 mg/kg PO q8h (Davis 1985) b) 1.25 mg PO q12h...
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↪ Doses - TERBUTALINE SULFATE
Chemistry - A synthetic sympathomimetic amine, terbutaline sulfate occurs as a slightly bittertasting, white to gray-white, crystalline powder that may have a faint odor of acetic acid. One gramis soluble in 1.5 ml of water or 250 ml of alcohol. The...
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Dogs: For inflammatory bowel disease: a) Initially, 20 - 30 mg/kg q8h PO. If lesions are mild (histologically), the drug can beusually stopped in 3 weeks. Severe cases may require therapy for 6 weeks or more.(Richter 1989) b) Chronic (Ulcerative) colitis: 10 - 15 mg/kg PO tid-qid; maximum of 3...
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↪ Doses - SULFASALAZINE
Chemistry - Sulfasalazine is basically a molecule of sulfapyridine linked by a diazo bond to thediazonium salt of salicylic acid. It occurs as an odorless, bright yellow to brownish-yellow finepowder. Less than 0.1 mg is soluble in 1 ml of water and about 0.34 mg is...
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