Vetmedin For Dogs 1 25 Mg
Helps extend the life expectancy and improve the quality of life in dogs with heart failure.
Vetmedin for dogs 1 25 mg. Ndc 0010 4480 01 1 25 mg 50 tablets. Vetmedin is available in chewable tablets in two sizes. You should split the dosage in half and give twice daily so if 10 mg of medicine per day is required you would give 5 mg in the morning and 5 mg at night preferably 12 hours apart and about one hour before food. Recommended for dogs diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
Vetmedin 1 25 mg capsule contains 1 25 mg pimobendan. Diarrhea and loss of appetite may occur. Vetmedin s scored pills come in 1 25 mg 2 5 mg 5 mg and 10 mg. Pimobendan a benzimidazole pyridazinone derivative is a non sympathomimetic non glycoside inotropic drug with.
Vetmedin 2 5 mg capsule contains 2 5 mg pimobendan. Vetmedin chewable tablets caution. Vetmedin 5 0 mg capsule contains 5 0 mg pimobendan. Another study showed pimobendan s usefulness in improving the quality of life by reducing heart.
Available as a twice daily beef flavored chewable tablet in 4 convenient dosing sizes 1 25 mg 2 5 mg 5 mg and 10 mg. The safe use of vetmedin has not been evaluated in dogs younger than 6 months of age dogs with congenital heart defects dogs with diabetes mellitus or other serious metabolic diseases dogs used for breeding or pregnant or lactating bitches. The dosage of vetmedin most often used to treat chf in dogs is 0 23 mg lb as a total daily dose. Each bottle comes with 50 counts of pills.
Talk to your veterinarian before using on your dog. Vetmedin is used in dogs 6 months of age or older for the management of mild moderate or severe congestive heart failure due to atrioventricular valvular insufficiency or dilated cardiomyopathy. Vetmedin pimobendan is supplied as oblong half scored chewable tablets containing 1 25 2 5 5 or 10 mg pimobendan per tablet. Typically the medication is administered every 12 hours ideally one hour before mealtime.
Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. 1 25 mg and 5 mg. Vetmedin is a dog medication with the active ingredient being pimobendan 1. The active ingredient in vetmedin is pimobendan.
Free shipping and the best customer service. Other potential side effects include loss of coordination seizures and uneasiness. Cardiac drug for oral use in dogs only. Vetmedin is available by prescription as 1 25mg 2 5mg 5mg and 10mg scored porcine derived beef flavored chewable tablets.
Vetmedin is a cardiac drug that is administered orally every 12 hours on an empty stomach one hour before food.