Drugs Used to Stimulate Appetite

 

drugs used to stimulate appetite
drugs used to stimulate appetite

 

 

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

 

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