Lesson: 3a DOSAGES

Question 1

EXPECTORANTS:
Guaifenesin in horse

Answer 1

0.1 to 0.2 g/50 kg b.w. oral qid

Question 2

ANTITUSSIVES
Butorphanol in dog;

Answer 2

0.55 mg/kg oral
0.055 mg/kg SC

Question 3

ANTITUSSIVES:
Codeine in dog:

Answer 3

0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg oral tid

Question 4

ANTITUSSIVES:
Dextromethorphan in dog/cat:

Answer 4

1 – 2 mg/kg oral bid

Question 5

MUCOLYTICS
Acetylcysteine in dog:

Answer 5

50 ml/hr (of 10% aqueous solution) for
30 – 60 min bid by nebulization

Question 6

MUCOLYTICS
Acetylcysteine in cat:

Answer 6

140 mg/kg IV repeat q6h at 70 mg/kg for
7 treatments

Question 7

MUCOLYTICS
Acetylcysteine in horse/ruminant:

Answer 7

2 – 5 ml/50 kg (of 10% solution) bid or
tid as aerosol

Question 8

MUCOLYTICS:
Bromhexine in dog/cat:

Answer 8

1 mg/kg oral q12h

Question 9

BRONCHODILATORS
Aminophylline in dog:

Answer 9

10 mg/kg oral q6 – 8h

Question 10

BRONCHODILATORS
Aminophylline in cat;

Answer 10

6 mg/kg oral q12h

Question 11

BRONCHODILATORS
Aminophylline in horse:

Answer 11

5 – 10 mg/kg oral TID

Question 12

BRONCHODILATORS
Aminophylline in calf:

Answer 12

0.5 – 1 g/kg oral QID

Question 13

BRONCHODILATORS:
Ephedrine in dog

Answer 13

2 mg/kg oral q8h

Question 14

BRONCHODILATORS:
Ephedrine in cat;

Answer 14

1 mg/kg oral q8h

Question 15

BRONCHODILATORS:
Ephedrine in horses:

Answer 15

0.7 mg/kg oral BID

Question 16

BRONCHODILATORS:
Epinephrine in Dog/Cat

Answer 16

0.5 – 1.5 ml (of 1:10,000 sol’n) IV repeat 30 min for anaphylaxis

Question 17

BRONCHODILATORS:
Epinephrine in horses:

Answer 17

4 – 8 mg/450 kg IM, SC, (IV only for
emergencies such as
anaphylaxis)

Question 18

BRONCHODILATORS:
Epinephrine in sheep:

Answer 18

1 – 3 ml of 1:10,000 sol’n IM, SC

Question 19

BRONCHODILATORS;
Theophyline in dog;

Answer 19

6 – 11 mg/kg oral, IM, IV, tid – qid

Question 20

BRONCHODILATORS;
Theophyline in cat:

Answer 20

4 mg/kg oral tid
0.1 mg/kg IM, IV tid

Question 21

BRONCHODILATORS;
Theophyline in horse:

Answer 21

1 mg/kg oral qid

Question 22

BRONCHODILATORS;
Theophyline in ruminant:

Answer 22

28 mg/kg oral once a day

Question 23

Albuterol in dog

Answer 23

0.02 - - 0.04 mg/kg oral OD – TID

Question 24

Clenbuterol in horse

Answer 24

0.8 – 3.2 µg/kg oral BID
0.8 µg/kg IM or slow IV BID

Question 25

Terbutaline in dog :

Answer 25

2.5 mg/kg oral, SC, tid

Question 26

Terbutaline in cat:

Answer 26

1.25 mg/cat oral bid or
0.625 mg/ cat oral, SC, bid

Question 27

Terbutaline in horses

Answer 27

0.02 – 0.06 mg/kg IV bid