Drug | Dosage |
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Acepromazine | 0.025–0.2 mg/kg, IV, IM, or SC, as needed up to 3 mg; 1–3 mg/kg, PO, as needed |
Chlorpromazine | 0.5 mg/kg, IV, IM, or SC, q 6–8 h |
Prochlorperazine | 0.1 mg/kg, IM, q 6–8 h; 1 mg/kg, PO, q 12 h |
Aminopentamide | 0.022 mg/kg, PO, SC, or IM, q 8–12 h |
Dimenhydrinate | 4–8 mg/kg, PO, q 6–8 h |
Diphenhydramine | 2–4 mg/kg, PO, q 6–8 h |
Butorphanol* | 0.2–0.4 mg/kg, IM, q 12–24 h |
Metoclopramide | 0.1–0.5 mg/kg, IM, SC, or PO, q 6–8 h; 0.01–0.02 mg/kg/h, IV infusion |
Ondansetron | 0.1–0.2 mg/kg, PO, q 12–24 h; 0.1–0.15 mg/kg, IV, q 8–12 h |
Granisetron | 0.5–1 mg/kg, PO, q 12 h; 0.1–0.15 mg/kg, IV, q 8–12 h |
Dolasetron | 0.6–1 mg/kg, IV, q 24 h |
Maropitant | For acute vomiting: 2 mg/kg, PO, or 1 mg/kg, SC, q 24 h (acute vomiting); 8 mg/kg/day, PO, for up to 2 days (motion sickness) For motion sickness: 8 mg/kg, PO, q 24 h for up to 2 d |
*Dogs with ABCB1 polymorphism may be predisposed to adverse events |