Small Animal Emergency Drugs

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Lidocaine

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for V-tach:
Dog: Bolus 2mg/kg IV slowly (over 30 min)
- if effective, CRI @ 0.25-0.8 mg/kg/min
Cat: Bolus 0.25-0.5mg/kg IV slowly
- if effective, CRI @ 0.01-0.02 mg/kg/min
- Tx seizures with diazepam

Front 2

Furosemide

Back 2

for severe pulmonary edema:
Dog: 2-8 mg/kg IV q1-2h until resp rate/character improves
Cat: 1-2 mg/kg IV q1-2h until resp rate/character improves

Front 3

Ca gluconate

Back 3

(10% soln, 0.47mEq/mL)
0.5-1.0 mL/kg IV over ~15 minutes & monitor ECG
* only works ~15 minutes max for hyperkalemia; give fluids & Dextrose (+/- insulin) concurrently

Front 4

Dextrose

Back 4

50% Diluted 1:1 (to make 25%)
Bolus 0.5mL/kg IV once, then 2.5-5.0% in fluids

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Atropine

Back 5

0.04mg/kg @0.54mg/mL:
1 mL/10kg

Front 6

Epinephrine

Back 6

1:1000 (1mg/mL)
0.02mg/kg IV or 1 mL/10kg or 0.5mL/cat

Front 7

Diazepam (Valium)

Back 7

0.5mg/kg IV
@5mg/mL, 0.1mL/kg IV

1.0mg/kg Rectal

Front 8

Butorphanol (Torb)

Back 8

for respiratory distress:
0.2-0.4mg/kg IM, IV, SC

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Mannitol

Back 9

for increased ICP:
0.5-1.0g/kg IV slowly over 20 minutes
Effect lasts 2-5 hours
* keep incubated
* use filter for administration

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Hydromorphone

Back 10

0.05-0.20mg/kg IM, IV, SC q2-6h
1mg/mL

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Naloxone

Back 11

For mu opioid reversal: 0.02mg/kg IV, IM, SC