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

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Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Triazole antifungal agent<\/strong> that inhibits the cytochrome systems involved in the synthesis of ergosterol in fungal cell membranes, resulting in an increase in cell wall permeability and cellular content leakage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Uses of Itraconazole<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Aspergillosis, candidiasis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, sporotrichosis, histoplasmosis, dermatophytosis, and Malassezia treatment.<\/li>\n
Itraconazole is approved as an oral solution<\/strong> for the treatment of Microsporum canis<\/strong> dermatophytosis in cats<\/strong>, and it has been used effectively to treat ringworm<\/strong> in Persian cats without clipping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Dose of Itraconazole in Dogs and Cats<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Dogs, Cats:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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General use:<\/strong><\/span> 5 mg\/kg p.o. q24h. 4\u201320 weeks of treatment may be needed, dependent upon culture results.<\/li>\n
Pulse dosing<\/strong><\/span> (7 days on, 7 days off repeated x3) described for dermatophytosis in cats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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