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Butorphanol is used for sedation and mild to moderate pain control in dogs and cats. It is not considered adequate pain control in dogs undergoing surgical pain. It is used for operative and accident-related pain in small mammals such as dogs, cats, ferrets, coatis, raccoons, mongooses, various marsupials, some rodents and perhaps some larger ...
Dexmedetomidine, sold under the trade name Precedex among others, is a drug used in humans for sedation. [ 3] Veterinarians use dexmedetomidine for similar purposes in treating cats, dogs, and horses. [ 7][ 8] It is also used in humans to treat acute agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar I or II disorder.
dexamethasone – anti-inflammatory steroid. diazepam – benzodiazepine used to treat status epilepticus, also used as a preanaesthetic and a sedative. dichlorophene – fungicide, germicide, and antimicrobial agent, also used for the removal of parasites. diphenhydramine – histamine blocker. doxycycline – antibiotic, also used to treat ...
For heartworm prevention, the typical dose is relatively low, at 0.0015 – 0.003 mg per pound of body weight, administered orally once a month. For the treatment of mange, doses can be higher and ...
Veterinary anesthesia. Veterinary anesthesia is a specialization in the veterinary medicine field dedicated to the proper administration of anesthetic agents to non-human animals to control their consciousness during procedures. [ 1][ 2] A veterinarian or a Registered Veterinary Technician administers these drugs to minimize stress, destructive ...
Maropitant. Maropitant ( INN; [ 2] brand name: Cerenia, used as maropitant citrate ( USAN ), is a neurokinin-1 (NK 1) receptor antagonist developed by Zoetis specifically for the treatment of motion sickness and vomiting in dogs. It was approved by the FDA in 2007, for use in dogs [ 3][ 4] and in 2012, for cats.
OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [ 3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [ 4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
Pyotraumatic dermatitis, also known as a hot spot or acute moist dermatitis, is a common infection of the skin surface of dogs, particularly those with thick or long coats. [ 1] It occurs following self-inflicted trauma of the skin. [ 1] Pyotraumatic dermatitis rarely affects cats. [ 1]