Drug | Dosage |
Prednisone | 1 mg/kg, PO, every other day |
Stanozolol | 0.25-3 mg/kg, PO, SID; 2-10 mg/kg, IM, once weekly |
Boldenone undecylenate | 2.5 mg/kg, IM, every 2-4 wk |
Diazepam | Cats: 0.005-0.4 mg/kg, IM or IV, SID; 1 mg/kg, PO, SID |
Oxazepam | Cats: 2 mg PO, BID |
Cyproheptadine | Cats: 1-4 mg, PO, BID |
Megestrol acetate | Dogs: 5 mg/kg, PO, SID |
Emetic Drugs | |
Drug | Dosage |
Apomorphine | Dogs: 4 mg/kg, PO; 0.02 mg/kg, IV; 0.3 mg/kg, SC; 0.25 mg in the conjunctival sac |
Xylazine | Cats: 0.4-0.5 mg/kg IV or IM |
Syrup of ipecac | 3-6 mL/kg, PO |
Hydrogen
peroxide |
Dogs: 5-10 mL, PO |
Salt | Dogs: 1 tsp of table salt into pharynx |
Antiemetic Drugs | |
Drug | Dosage |
Acepromazine | 0.025-0.2 mg/kg, IV, IM, SC, maximum 3 mg; 1-3 mg/kg PO |
Chlorpromazine | 0.5 mg/kg, IV, IM, SC, tid-qid |
Prochlorperazine | 0.1 mg/kg, IM, tid-qid; 1 mg/kg, PO, bid |
Isopropamide | 0.2-1.0 mg/kg, PO, bid |
Propantheline | 0.25 mg/kg, PO, tid |
Dimenhydrinate | 4-8 mg/kg, PO, TID |
Diphenhydramine | 2-4 mg/kg PO, tid |
Cyclizine | 4 mg/kg PO, TID |
Meclizine | 4 mg/kg, PO, SID |
Butorphanol | 0.2-0.4 mg/kg, IM, SID-BID |
Metoclopramide | 0.1-0.5 mg/kg, IM, SC, or PO, TID; 0.01-0.02 mg/kg/hr, IV infusion |
Ondansetron | 0.1-0.2 mg/kg PO, SID-BID ; 0.22 mg/kg, IV, BID-TID |
Dolasetron | 0.6 mg/kg, IV, SID |