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Doses - KETAMINE HCL

↪ Description - KETAMINE HCL Dogs: Note: Ketamine/xylazine has induced cardiac arrhythmias, pulmonary edema, and respiratory depression in dogs. This combination should be used with caution. a) Diazepam 0.5 mg/kg IV, then ketamine 10 mg/kg IV to induce general anesthesia(Booth 1988a) b)... ↪ Read more

KETAMINE HCL

↪ Doses - KETAMINE HCL Chemistry - A congener of phencyclidine, ketamine HCl occurs as white, crystalline powder. It hasa melting point of 258-261°C, a characteristic odor, and will precipitate as the free base at high pH. One gram is soluble in 5 ml of water, and 14 ml of alcohol. The... ↪ Read more

Doses - KAOLIN / PECTIN

↪ Description - KAOLIN / PECTIN Dogs: For diarrhea: a) 1 - 2 ml/kg PO q4-6h (Davis 1985a) b) 1 - 2 ml/kg PO qid (Johnson 1984) c) 1 - 2 ml/kg PO q2-6h (Kirk 1986) For enterotoxins secondary to garbage ingestion: a) 2 - 5 ml/kg PO q1-6 hours (Coppock and Mostrom 1986) b) 10 - 15 grams of... ↪ Read more

KAOLIN / PECTIN

↪ Doses - KAOLIN / PECTIN Chemistry - Kaolin is a naturally occurring hydrated aluminum silicate which is powdered andrefined for pharmaceutical use. Kaolin is a white/light, odorless, almost tasteless powder that ispractically insoluble in water. Pectin is a carbohydrate polymer consisting... ↪ Read more

Doses - IVERMECTIN

↪ Description - IVERMECTIN Dogs: As a preventative for heartworm: a) 0.006 mg/kg PO once monthly (Hribernik 1989) b) 0.003 - 0.006 mg/kg PO once monthly (Knight 1988) c) Minimum dosage of 5.98 micrograms/kg (0.00598 mg/kg) PO per month (Rawlingsand Calvert 1989) d) Minimum dosage of 6... ↪ Read more

IVERMECTIN

↪ Doses - IVERMECTIN Chemistry - An avermectin anthelmintic, ivermectin occurs as an off-white to yellowish powder. Itis very poorly soluble in water (4 micrograms/ml), but is soluble in propylene glycol, polyethyleneglycol, and vegetable oils.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Ivermectin is... ↪ Read more

Doses - ITRACONAZOLE

Dogs: For systemic mycoses: a) 5 mg/kg PO once or twice daily; consider adding amphotericin in rapidly progressive, life threatening infections. (Sherding and Johnson 1994b); b) 5 mg/kg PO once to twice daily; author usually recommends higher dsoage rate andreduce if toxicity develops (Legendre... ↪ Read more

ITRACONAZOLE

↪ Doses - ITRACONAZOLE Chemistry - A synthetic triazole antifungal, itraconazole is structurally related to fluconazole. It hasa molecular weight of 706 and a pKa of 3.7.Pharmacology - ITRACONAZOLE Itraconazole is a fungistatic triazole compound. Triazole-derivative agents, like... ↪ Read more

Doses - ISOXSUPRINE HCL

↪ Description - ISOXSUPRINE HCL Horses: For treatment of navicular disease: a) 0.6 - 0.66 mg/kg bid PO X 21 days; then once daily for 14 days; then once every otherday for 7 days. (Note: 0.66 mg/kg is fifteen 20 mg tabs for a 1000 lb. horse) For refractory cases: regimen may be repeated at... ↪ Read more

ISOXSUPRINE HCL

↪ Doses - ISOXSUPRINE HCL Chemistry - A peripheral vasodilating agent, isoxsuprine occurs as an odorless, bitter-tasting, white, crystalline powder with a melting point of about 200°C. It is slightly soluble in water and sparingly soluble in alcohol. Storage, Stability, Compatibility... ↪ Read more

Doses - ISOTRETINOIN

↪ Description - ISOTRETINOIN Dogs: For sebaceous adenitis when more conservative treatments have failed: a) 1 mg/kg PO q12h for one month; if improvement is noted reduce dose to 1 mg/kg POonce daily> long term goal is to treat with either 1 mg/kg PO every other day or 0.5mg/kg once... ↪ Read more

ISOTRETINOIN

↪ Doses - ISOTRETINOIN Chemistry - A synthetic retinoid, isotretinoin occurs as a yellow-orange to orange, crystallinepowder. It is insoluble in both water and alcohol. Commercially, it is available in soft gelatincapsules as a suspension in soybean oil.Storage, Stability, Compatibility... ↪ Read more