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VetBooks.ir Drugs Used in Dogs and Cats With Urinary Tract Disorders—cont’d DOSAGE

TRADE NAME
ACTION
DRUG
Maropitant citrate Cerenia Antiemetic 1-2 mg/kg, SC or PO (dog); 1 mg/kg SC
(cat)
Tiopronin 2-MPG Thiola Promotes disulfide bond 10-20 mg/kg PO q12h (dog); higher end
formation with cysteine of dose range used for attempting
for prevention of cystine cystine dissolution
urolithiasis
Metoclopramide Reglan Antiemetic; promotility 0.2-0.5 mg/kg PO, SC q8h
Ondansetron Zofran Antiemetic 0.6-1 mg/kg PO q12h
Oxybutynin Ditropan Anticholinergic 0.2 mg/kg PO q8-12h (dog), no more
than 5 mg total dose; 0.5-1 mg/cat PO
q8-12h
Phenoxybenzamine Dibenzyline α-antagonist, decreases 0.25 mg/kg PO q12h (dog); 2.5 mg total
urethral closure pressure dose PO q12h (cat)
Phenylpropanolamine Proin α-adrenergic, increases 1-1.5 mg/kg PO q12-24h
urethral closure pressure
Prazosin Minipress α-blocker 1 mg/15 kg BW PO q8-12h (dog);
0.5 mg total dose PO q12h (cat)
Propantheline bromide Pro-Banthine Anticholinergic, decreases 0.25-0.5 mg/kg PO q8-12h (dog)
detrusor contractility
DL-Methionine Uroeze, Urinary acidifier 100 mg/kg PO q12h (dog); 1-1.5 g/day
Methio-Form PO (cat)
Ranitidine Zantac H 2 blocker 2 mg/kg PO, IV q8h (dog); 2.5 mg/kg
IV q12h, 3.5 mg/kg PO q12h (cat)
Sevelamer HCl Renagel Enteric phosphate binder 10-20 mg/kg PO q8h given with food
Sucralfate Carafate Gastrointestinal protectant 0.5-1 g PO q8-12h

PCV, Packed cell volume.