Recommendation:
The following dosage recommendation should allow for adequate blood levels to be reached. Dosage should be individualized based on patient response. The softgel capsule can be pilled or punctured and squeezed on the pet’s food or wrapped in small piece of food such as cheese or bread.
Initial Dose:
Cats
All
1 capsule
daily
Dogs
Under 25 lbs.
1 capsule
daily
Dogs
25-50 lbs.
2 capsules
daily
Dogs
50-100 lbs.
3 capsules
daily
Horses
All
8 capsules
daily
Maintenance Dose:
Cats
All
1 capsule
EOD
Dogs
Under 25 lbs.
1 capsule
EOD
Dogs
25-50 lbs.
1 capsules
daily
Dogs
50-100 lbs.
2 capsules
daily
Horses
All
4 capsules
daily
The initial dose may be continued, or a higher dose can be used based on patient’s response. Sometimes the maintenance dose can be further reduced to every other day or even third day dosing. In very small dogs and cats, the capsules can be punctured and squirted into patient’s mouth.
