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Household Medications

Suggested weight and measurement conversions, uses, medication dosage precautions. Bookmark this chart of pet medications, wormers, milk replacements and what is considered safe for your cat or dog.

Medication Dosages

With Weight, Measurement and Temperature Conversions

Compiled by Delilah Penn

Always check with your veterinarian before administering any medications.

Household Medications

PROD UCT

CAN I N E/ D OG D OSAGE FELI N E/ CAT D OSAGE

COM M ON USE

Buffered Aspirin 5 m g per lb every 12 hrs

Not recom m ended

Pain relief, ant iinflam m at or y

Vitam in B

? to 2 m l subcut aneously every 24 hrs

? to 1 ml

Used as an appet it e

subcutaneously every 24 stim ulant

hrs

Ben ad r y l

Up t o 2 m g per lb every 8 hrs Up t o 2 m g per lb every Treat allergies, it ching,

8 hrs

et c.

Dr am am ine

Up t o 50 m g every 8 hrs

Up t o 10 m g every 8 hrs Used t o reduce m ot ion ( car) sickness

Hydrogen Peroxide 3%

10 m l by mouth every 15 m inutes

10 ml by mouth every 15 m inutes

Used t o induce vom iting after accidental ingestion of poison

Ep i n ep h r i n e 1: 1000

1/ 10 to ? m l intram uscular or subcut aneously

1/ 10 to 2/ 10 ml intram uscular or subcut aneously

Used t o t reat react ions following insect st ings, bites or m edications

Pept o Bism ol

1 teaspoon per 5 lbs every 6 Not recom m ended hrs

Used t o relieve vom iting or stom ach gas, diarrhea

Di Gel Liquid

Up t o 4 t ablespoons every 8 Up t o 2 t ablespoons

hrs

every 8 hrs

Antacid and anti- gas

Mineral Oil

Up t o 4 t ablespoons daily

Up t o 2 t easpoons daily Used t o elim inat e con st ipat ion

Kaopect at e

1 m l per lb every 2 hrs

1 m l per lb every 2 hrs For diarrhea

Ty len ol

Not recom m ended

( Actem inophin)

Not recom m ended

Not recom m ended

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The following are common antibiotic medications prescribed by veterinarians. Do not use outdated medications and ALWAYS follow the advice of your veterinarian when using antibiotics.

Antibiotic Medications

PROD UCT Am oxicillin

CAN I N E/ D OG D OSAGE 5 m g per lb every 12 hrs

Am picillin

10 mg per lb every 6 hrs

Tet racycline

10 mg per lb every 8 hrs

PEN BP- 48

each m l includes 150,000 units each of penicillin G. Benzat hine/ Penicillin G. Pr o cai n e

1 cc per 20 lbs every 48 hrs subcut aneously

Procaine Penicillin 1 m l per 30 lbs 300,000 units per m l subcut aneously

Eryt hrom ycin t ablet s

5 m g per lb every 8 hrs

FELI N E/ CAT D OSAGE

COM M ON USE

5 m g per lb daily

Used t o t reat bact erial in f ect ion s

10 m g per lb every 6 hrs Used t o t reat bact erial in f ect ion s

10 m g per lb every 8 hrs Used t o t reat bact erial in f ect ion s

Not recom m ended

Used t o t reat bact erial in f ect ion s

1 m l per 30 lbs subcut aneously

5 m g per lb every 8 hrs

Antibiotic to fight bacterial infections

Antibiotic to fight bacterial infections

Weight, Measurement and Temperature Conversions

Weight s & Conversions 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds (lb) m ore precisely 2.204 lbs 1 kilogram = 1000 gram s (gm ) 1 gram = 1,000 milligrams (mg) 1 milligram (mg) = 1/ 65 grain

Volum es 1 m l = 1 cc 15 drops = 1 ml 1 teaspoon ( tsp) = 5 m l 1 tablespoon ( tbs) = 15 m l 1 ounce ( oz) = 30 m l 1 lit er ( L) = 1.06 qt / 1,000m l 1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts 4 quarts (qrt) = 8 pints (pt) 8 pints ( pt) = 16 cups ( c) 16 cups ( c) = 128 ounces ( oz)

Tem perat ures: Fahrenheit Norm al Canine = 101.5? F Norm al Feline = 101.5? F Norm al Equine = 100.5? F Norm al Elephant = 97? F Norm al Crow = 110? F Norm al Hum an = 98.6? F Celsius t o Fahrenheit : (C x 1.8) + 32?F



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