From:
"MD"
Date: 2007-08-24 04:49:16 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Four Paws, Five Directions book - DOSING ADJUSTMENT questions
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
This is long, so to start from the beginning/background, this is what
I worked out as a reasonable dosage for ferrets in using the safe
chinese medicines as listed in the 4 PAWS 5 DIRECTIONS:
For advantage ( http://advantage.petparents.com/aboutAdvantage.cfm
)and other brands they list cats/dogs weight sizes that fall into
these ranges,
Toy - up to 4kg
Small - 4-11kg
Medium - 11-22kg
Large - 22-45kg
That makes more sense, in terms of weight. HOWEVER when it comes to
herbal dosages the only info I have from 4 PAWS 5 DIRECTIONS is "Large
dog can be considered equivalent to an average human (60 kg)".
So the LARGE category is 60 kg. But after that, nothing. And no way
to figure it out.
I think I can still make those weights work together if I ....(zurasu,
can't remember English word) move the values and 'words'.
>From her book we have this:
Her base set value is a "large dog/cat" , 60kg gets a 10g dose.
Then she says a "medium sized dog/cat " gets 5 gm.
A "small sized dog/cat" gets 2.5 gm
She has only 3 categories.
If I just consider these as size 'categories' without attaching vague
names like small,medium,toy, etc. to them I can combine the
"pharmaceutical" weight values and her values like this:
60+ kg (4 PAWS 5 DIRECTIONS)
22-45 kg (STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight category #1)
11-22 kg (STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight category #2)
4-11 kg (STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight category #3)
up to 4kg (STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight category #4)
And assign dosing values like this, erring on the safe side:
60+ kg = 10g (4 PAWS 5 DIRECTIONS recommended dose)
22-45 kg (STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight category #1) = 5 g (4
PAWS 5 DIRECTIONS, recommended dose for "medium" size)
11-22 kg (STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight category #2) = 2.5 g
(4 PAWS 5 DIRECTIONS, recommended dose for "small" size)
4-11 kg (STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight category #3) = 1.25 g
(extra-small size dose, CALCULATED based on 4 PAWS 5 DIRECTIONS
previous values)
up to 4kg (STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight category #4) = .5 g
or 500 mg (extra-extra-small size dose, CALCULATED based on 4 PAWS 5
DIRECTIONS previous values)
Since ferrets fall in the category of 2kg and under.....
We are often recommended to use flea and tick meds like Frontline in
the "kitten size" as a safe dosage. However, frontline and related
products are applied to the skin/fur, not ingested. I'm thinking we
probably ought to knock the dosage down again when working with
ferrets just to be on the safe side. We can up the dose later if
they tolerate the minimum well. Giving us yet another final category:
1kg to 2kg (CALCULATED based on STANDARD pharmaceutical dosing weight
category #4) = .25 g or 250 mg (extra-extra-extra-small size dose,
CALCULATED based on 4 PAWS 5 DIRECTIONS previous values)
Anything in this look weird or unsound to anyone? Any suggestions?
many thanks,
md
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