How big is a tablet of cardisure for dogs?
Cardisure comes as round, light brown, flavoured tablets in a range of sizes. Cardisure comes as 1.25mg, 2.5mg, 5mg and 10mg tablets which are scored so that they can be divided for ease of accurate dosing and are also flavoured to make administration easier.
What happens if you overdose on cardisure in a dog?
An overdose of Cardisure can cause vomiting and a fast heart rate. Cardisure contains the active ingredient pimobendan. Cardisure is used to treat cases of congestive heart failure where the underlying cause is a dilated heart, known as dilated cardiomyopathy or where the cause is due to a leaking heart valve, also called valvular insufficiency.
How much pimobendan should I give my Dog for cardisure?
There is a dose range for Cardisure so that the dose can be altered depending on the severity of the disease. The range is 0.2-0.6mg of the active ingredient, pimobendan, per kilogram of bodyweight per day.
How often should I give my Dog cardisure?
This total dose should be divided into two equal doses and given 12 hours apart. Your vet is likely to start your pet at the lower end of the dose rate and then if there is no response to treatment or if the heart disease worsens then there is scope to increase the dose of Cardisure.
Cardisure comes as round, light brown, flavoured tablets in a range of sizes. Cardisure comes as 1.25mg, 2.5mg, 5mg and 10mg tablets which are scored so that they can be divided for ease of accurate dosing and are also flavoured to make administration easier.
There is a dose range for Cardisure so that the dose can be altered depending on the severity of the disease. The range is 0.2-0.6mg of the active ingredient, pimobendan, per kilogram of bodyweight per day.
This total dose should be divided into two equal doses and given 12 hours apart. Your vet is likely to start your pet at the lower end of the dose rate and then if there is no response to treatment or if the heart disease worsens then there is scope to increase the dose of Cardisure.
An overdose of Cardisure can cause vomiting and a fast heart rate. Cardisure contains the active ingredient pimobendan. Cardisure is used to treat cases of congestive heart failure where the underlying cause is a dilated heart, known as dilated cardiomyopathy or where the cause is due to a leaking heart valve, also called valvular insufficiency.
