Pharmacology Drug Doses

Question 1

Benzylpenicillin

Penicillin G

Answer 1

Horses: 30,000 IU/kg BW - deep IM

Dogs, Cats, Rabbits: 40,000 IU/kg BW - deep IM

Question 2

Sulphonamides

Answer 2

General dose: 200mg/kg - initial dose, half for subsequent

Potentiates Sulphonamides - dose is lowered by 30 to 50%

Question 3

Thiopental 5% Solution

Answer 3

General dose: 15mg/kg BW - IV

Question 4

Atropine

Answer 4

General dose:
Pre med - 0.02 to 0.2mg/kg BW - SC
Antidotal treatment - 0.01mg/mg BW - IV

Question 5

Neostigmine

Answer 5

General dose: 0.06mg/kg BW - SC

Dogs: 0.03mg/kg BW -SC

Question 6

Doxapram

Answer 6

Puppies, Kittens = 1 to 5mg
Lambs = 5 to 10mg
Calves = 40 to 100mg 
Postanaesthetic:
Dogs, Cats = 1 to 5 mg/kg - IV
Horses = 0.5 to 1mg/kg - IV

Question 7

Caffeine 12.5% solution

Answer 7

Cattle, Horses = 2.5g
Pigs, Sheep, Goats = 0.25g
Dogs, Cats = 0.06g
In dogs depends on BW 0.06g is dogs up to 10kg

Question 8

Ivermectin

Answer 8

Cattle, Sheep = 200 ug/kg BW

Pigs = 300 ug/kg BW

Question 9

Xylazine

Answer 9

Cattle = 0.05 to 0.3 mg/kg BW
Horses= 0.6 to 1 mg/kg BW
Dogs, Cats = 3 mg/kg BW

Question 10

Ketamine

Answer 10

Cattle, Horses = 2mg/mg BW 
Sheep, Goats = 10 to 20 mg/kg BW
Pigs = 5 to 10 mg/kg BW
Dogs, Cats = 20 mg/kg BW
Birds = 15 to 40 mg/kg BW

Question 11

Ketoprofen

Answer 11

Cattle, Pigs = 3mg/kg BW
Horses = 2.2mg/kg BW
Dogs, Cats = 2mg/kg BW

Question 12

Activated charcoal

Answer 12

General dose = 20 to 120mg/kg BW

Poisoning treatment = 1 to 2g/kg BW

Question 13

Saline laxatives

Answer 13

General dose = 1g/kg BW