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I've been reading a lot about Buprenorphine dosing for cats but I'm SO confused.
My cat was prescribed 2mls every 12 hours for pain management. Before a bandage change though (at home), how safe is it to give her a double dose to let her fall asleep? According to what I've read online, the Buprenex comes in 0.3mg/ml and is given as .005 to .01 mg / lb
There's nothing more that I could find beyond that for cats only Simbadol which is recommended 1 hour before surgery/procedure/operation etc etc... and available as 1.8mg/ml. So is it safe to give my approx 7lb cat 1.8 mg?
The dosing info I was able to find recommends 0.11 mg per pound once daily for up to 3 days and then obviously an hour before a procedure..on the Simbadol..
I'm confused. This drug takes a lil longer than 20 mins to take full effect too.
My cat was prescribed 2mls every 12 hours for pain management. Before a bandage change though (at home), how safe is it to give her a double dose to let her fall asleep? According to what I've read online, the Buprenex comes in 0.3mg/ml and is given as .005 to .01 mg / lb
There's nothing more that I could find beyond that for cats only Simbadol which is recommended 1 hour before surgery/procedure/operation etc etc... and available as 1.8mg/ml. So is it safe to give my approx 7lb cat 1.8 mg?
The dosing info I was able to find recommends 0.11 mg per pound once daily for up to 3 days and then obviously an hour before a procedure..on the Simbadol..
I'm confused. This drug takes a lil longer than 20 mins to take full effect too.