Those who consider osteoarthritis or arthritis as purely human diseases are very mistaken. Our smaller brothers also often suffer from these very unpleasant diseases. In addition, often in cats, you can observe other disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which occur after severe dislocations. After all, these animals are very active and can earn an injury very easily. That's why you need to know what anti-inflammatory drugs are most effective for the treatment of joints or when a herniated intervertebral disc. Many veterinarians prefer to use a rather well-known nonsteroid drug Ketofen to treat cats. Therefore, we propose to study its basic pharmacological properties.
Ketofen for cats - instruction
For sale, you can find both injection and Ketofen medication tablets, so the instructions for use in each case must be carefully considered. After all, the amount of active substance depends on the dosage. For example, there is Ketofen for cats in the form of tablets, which contain 5, 10 and even 20 ml of the active drug. It is not permissible to make mistakes in this case. But the injection solution is usually supplied 1%. In addition to ketaprofen, it still contains substances such as benzyl alcohol and fillers.
Properties of Ketofen for cats
The main action of this medication is a decrease in temperature , pain and treatment of inflammatory processes. Already 10 minutes after intramuscular injection and half an hour after subcutaneous injection, the maximum concentration of ketaprofen in the animal body is observed. But cats are recommended only by subcutaneous administration of this medication. The dose of Ketofen is 2 mg of ketaprofen per kilogram of pet weight per day. If it is used for 3 days, then the use of this drug is carried out at the rate of 0.2 ml per 1 kg. In some cases, after the first injection, the following treatment is given by tablets - 1 mg per 1 kg of cat weight (duration of intake up to 3 days).
Many are interested in whether pharmacists produce analogs of such a known product as Ketofen. Of course, they exist - they are Ketonal, Ketonal Retard, Flamax Forte, Actron and other medicines in which the main active ingredient is ketaprofen. It is clear that the dosage they have and the composition may differ significantly from the original product, you need to study the properties of these drugs separately.