From:
"Heather"
Date: 2007-07-21 04:20:49 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Cardiomyopathy/pimobendan
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Hi
Thank you very much for your response. I will forward this information to
my vet. She gave me 5 capsules today and said that I would have to split
this dose up .. 4 doses per capsule (so half a capsul per day/ half that
given in the morning and half again in the evening or 12 hrs apart). She
said that for whatever reason they wouldn't compound the capsule for her:(
Is there a good way to do this split to make sure he actually is getting
what he needs or not too much. I'm concerned with splitting a capsul to
begin with much less splitting it 4 ways. Am I risking my furbaby by doing
this or is the risk worth it. He's presently on Enacard 2.5 mg tablets.
1/4 tablet per day.
Thank you again for the information
ciao
Heather and the furkids
> Hi Heather,
> Pimobendan (Vetmedin) was just recently approved by the FDA
> (April 30, 2007) down here in the US. The suggested dose for ferrets
> is 0.2 mg to 0.3 mg per kilogram 2 times a day. A 4.2 pound ferret
> would be a 1.91 kilogram ferret, so 0.38 mg to 0.57 mg 2 times a day.
> Up in Canada pimobendan comes in capsules. The smallest size is
> 1.25 mg. Down here it comes in a flavored tablet. It may be better
> to have a compounding pharmacy use the capsules to make a
> flavored liquid, so you can give the correct amount to your Mayhem.
> It is recommended to give this medication about 1 hour before
> feeding, but that is not too important.
> Hope that helps,
> Jerry Murray, DVM
>
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