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Aggressiveness of therapy depends on the clinical status of the patient and the nature of the insufficiency (glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, or both). Many dogs and cats with primary adrenal insufficiency are presented in Addisonian crisis and require immediate, aggressive therapy. In contrast, secondary insufficiency often has a chronic course.
Deracoxib is a coxib class nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). [3] Like other NSAIDs, its effects are caused by inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes. [7] At the doses used to treat dogs, deracoxib causes greater inhibition of COX-2 than of COX-1, [3] but at doses twice those recommended for use in dogs, deracoxib significantly inhibits COX-1 as well.
Bromazepam, sold under many brand names, is a benzodiazepine.It is mainly an anti-anxiety agent with similar side effects to diazepam.In addition to being used to treat anxiety or panic states, bromazepam may be used as a premedicant prior to minor surgery.
[4] Side effects may include irritation of the skin. [2] It is not recommended in children. [3] It is also used in other animals; however, it is considered toxic to cats. [1] How it works is unclear. [5] Benzyl benzoate was first studied medically in 1918. [1] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [6]
In dogs with transitional cell carcinomas, surgery is sometimes done when only a single tumor is present in the bladder. Most dogs, however, will need radiation, chemotherapy, and other medications.
It is the bromo instead of chloro analogue of alprazolam and has similar sedative and anxiolytic effects to it and other benzodiazepines. [4] [5] Bromazolam is a non subtype selective agonist at the benzodiazepine site of GABA A receptors, with a binding affinity of 2.81 nM at the α 1 subtype, 0.69 nM at α 2 and 0.62 nM at α 5. [6]
Beclometasone or beclomethasone, also known as beclomethasone dipropionate, and sold under the brand name Qvar among others, is a steroid medication. [1] It is available as an inhaler, cream, pills, and nasal spray. [2]
Pimobendan is indicated for the management of the signs of mild, moderate, or severe congestive heart failure in dogs due to clinical myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) or dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM); [1] [7] and for use with concurrent therapy for congestive heart failure (e.g.,furosemide, etc.) as appropriate on a case-by-case basis. [1]