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Imidocarb Dipropionate In Dogs & Cats:: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n

$\"Imidocarb$ <\/p>\n\n

Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Interferes with the metabolic process of nucleic acids in parasites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Uses of Imidocarb dipropionate<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Treatment of Babesia canis infection in dogs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Dose of Imidocarb dipropionate in Dogs and Cats<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Dogs:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Treatment of Babesia canis infection:<\/strong><\/span> 6.6 mg\/kg imidocarb dipropionate i.m., s.c. once, repeated in 2\u20133 weeks.<\/li>\n
The dose should be calculated based on Imizol containing 121.15 mg\/ml imidocarb<\/strong>
\ndipropionate.<\/li>\n
Premedication with atropine<\/strong> (0.05 mg\/kg) to minimize side effects could be considered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cats: <\/strong><\/p>\n
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Treatment of Babesia canis infection:<\/strong> <\/span>2.5 mg\/kg imidocarb dipropionate i.m. once can improve clinical signs in cats infected with large babesial species.<\/li>\n
The dose should be calculated based on Imizol containing 121.15 mg\/ml imidocarb<\/strong> dipropionate.<\/li>\n
Alternative agents are preferable for smaller species (e.g. Babesia felis); however,
\nthe parasitological cure is rare and controlled therapeutic trials are lacking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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