Indications: Ethylene glycol toxicosis Dogs: Load: 20 mg/kg 12 & 24h: 15 mg/kg 36h: 5 mg/kg Repeat 5 mg/kg q12h as needed if: EG still in blood Clinical signs Cats: Load: 125 mg/kg (not typo) 12, 24, 36h:   31.25 mg/kg Treatment window </= 3 hours Adverse effects: Dose-related CNS depression and sedation

Indications & Dose: hypoglycemia from insulin overdose or insulin/insulin-like analog secreting tumors: 50ng/kg bolus then 5-15ng/kg/min, can increase up to 40ng/kg/min beta blocker and calcium channel blocker toxicity: 0.05 to 0.150 mg/kg over 1-2 min; if HR and BP improve within 5 minutes follow with 0.05 – 0.15mg/kg/h CRI food impaction (possibly decreases lower esophageal […]

Hypertension: 0.2 mg/kg IV/IM

V-tach: Dog: 2 mg/kg IV bolus; CRI 50-100 mcg/kg/min CHEAT: 1 mL per 10 kg  

Ventricular arrhythmias: 0.3 mEq/kg IV over 5 min  then CRI 1 mEq/kg/day Dilute to at least 20% Rationale: cofactor for ATPase (Na/K and Ca); regulates iCa; Mg may act as Ca channel blocker; prevents K+ leaking from cell; may prevent intracellular Ca overload after ischemia Hypomagnesemia: 1 mEq/kg/day Consider if persistent hypokalemia Nebulization: 18g Epsom […]