What medications do pet parents need to keep on hand?

Dec 14,2023
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Nowadays, more and more people are keeping pets. Having cute and lively pets at home can bring a lot of joy. In addition to taking good care of their pets' diet and exercise, parents must also always pay attention to their pets' physical condition. What medications do pet parents need to keep on hand?

1. Oral medicine

Xiao Bupleurum Granules: Taken orally, it can treat fever, colds and mild vomiting

Dosage: one pack for more than 40 kilograms, use half of the amount for less than 40 kilograms, use in decreasing amounts for 20 kilograms and 10 kilograms, twice a day

Qingda Injection: Taken orally, it can cure diarrhea and is very effective.

Dosage: one bottle for more than 40 catties, use half of the amount for less than 40 catties, use in descending order for 20 catties or 10 catties, twice a day

Metoclopramide: Antiemetic drug.

Dosage: 1 tablet for more than 40 catties, use half of it for less than 40 catties, use in descending order for 20 catties or 10 catties, twice a day

Atropine injection: (injection) is used to rescue infections, toxic shock, organophosphorus pesticide poisoning, and relieve visceral colic.

Dosage: one bottle for more than 40 catties, use half of the amount for less than 40 catties, use in descending order for 20 catties or 10 catties, twice a day

Cefradine (capsule): Anti-inflammatory drug, taken orally, can treat respiratory infections such as bronchitis, cough, and pneumonia, otitis media, and urogenital tract infections. Trauma can be disinfected and sprinkled with cephalosporin capsule powder

Dosage: 0.25g cephalosporin capsules over 40 pounds, two capsules a day, morning and evening. Use half the amount if you are under 40 pounds; use it in decreasing amounts if you are 20 pounds or 10 pounds, twice a day

Canine Double King: Treatment of unknown high fever; parvovirus, canine distemper, enteritis and bloody stool

Dosage: 6-12ml/time for dogs under 10kg, 20-30ml/time for large dogs, 2 times a day

2. External medicines

Chloramphenicol eye drops: Used to treat eye inflammation such as conjunctivitis in dogs

Huopu Yu Skin Cream: Specialized in treating pet skin diseases, with remarkable curative effect. Non-toxic and no side effects

Iodophor:A necessary medicine that can kill bacteria

Medical alcohol: Used for disinfection and can be used to cool down dogs when they have a fever.Wipe the dog’s limbs, abdomen and the roots of the ears

Hydrogen peroxide:Clean the ear canal; clean pus-producing wounds, rinse wounds, and disinfect ulcers

Potassium permanganate: After dilution, it can be used to flush urethral inflammation; flush wounds and disinfect ulcers

3. Utensils

Scissors: Used for cutting hair, used to remove hair around wounds, especially where there are skin diseases.

Thermometer: An anal thermometer is essential. The normal body temperature of dogs is 37.5~38.5 for adult dogs and 38.2~38.8 for puppies.

Sterilized syringe: Used for filling water and medicine.

Tweezers: Used to clean wounds.

Grooming tools: Thin wire brushes, wide tooth combs and dense tooth combs are used for grooming dogs.

Disinfectant powder/disinfectant water: Disinfect living environment and daily necessities.

Cotton swabs: Used for cleaning ear canals and other purposes

4. Health care products

Human liquid calcium tablets (according to children's portion), vitamins, seaweed powder, internal and external anthelmintics, glucose powder (used to supplement physical energy when unwilling to eat)

5. When your dog occasionally gets sick, the health care kit you prepare for it can solve the problem. However, this does not mean that having a medicine box will prevent your dog from going to the hospital. When nursing experience is given priority, sending the dog to the hospital in time is the action Papa Mama must take.

Warm reminder: Except for Dog Erlianwang and Huopuyu Skin Cream, which can be purchased on Taobao or pet hospitals, the rest can be purchased at large pharmacies or clinics.

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