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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / August 2005Medicine to Weight Conversion Chart
I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of an Online Medicine to Weight Conversion chart. I have seen plenty of books and posters but I need something that I can access on the fly. Thank you >I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of an Online > Medicine to Weight Conversion chart. I have seen plenty of books and > posters but I need something that I can access on the fly. Thank you Que? This is kinda unclear. What medicine? You want imperial or metric? > >I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of an Online > > Medicine to Weight Conversion chart. I have seen plenty of books and > > posters but I need something that I can access on the fly. Thank you > > Que? This is kinda unclear. What medicine? You want imperial or metric? Im not sure as this is not for me. My buddy is a Reptile Vet and knows nothing when it comes to finding things online. He said he wanted something that would tell him if a reptile weighs 160 grams how many ML of Baytrol (SP?) to give. That is the only example he gave me. Not sure if thats any help. >> >I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of an Online >> > Medicine to Weight Conversion chart. I have seen plenty of books and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > of Baytrol (SP?) to give. That is the only example he gave me. Not sure > if thats any help. Hate to sound like a broken record: What kind of reptile? bearded dragons and chameleons and some turtles > bearded dragons and chameleons and some turtles I suggest he join www.e-vet.com . There is a mailing list for exotic vets. He can get professional support there. Best Andrea Brodie MRCVS Tell him to buy a book. There is an amazing book about drugs and exotics. It breaks it down and tells you what drugs are safe for what and the doses as well. I'd strongly recommend it. You said that he's a reptile vet, then why doesn't he have the necessities to treat them? > > bearded dragons and chameleons and some turtles > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Andrea Brodie MRCVS *Im not sure as this is not for me. My buddy is a Reptile Vet and knows *nothing when it comes to finding things online. He said he wanted *something that would tell him if a reptile weighs 160 grams how many ML *of Baytrol (SP?) to give. That is the only example he gave me. Not sure *if thats any help. There is no such thing as a conversion chart that covers all animals and all drugs on a mg/kg basis, sorry. That's absurd, and any qualified veterinarian would know it. Specifically regarding Baytril (enrofloxacin), the dose for a 160 gram "reptile" would depend on the species and the condition for which the animal is being treated, and any other simultaneous treatments! Again, I am having a hard time imagining a qualified veterinarian not understanding that. I am also having a hard time imagining a qualified specialist veterinarian not having a formulary.  SignatureHillary Israeli, VMD Lafayette Hill/PA/USA/Earth "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read." --Groucho Marx Its not that he isnt qualified or doesnt know what he is doing, its the fact that he has a Pocket PC and would rather use that then look in a book. Doctors do it with WebMd, I was simply asking if there was something like this for Vets. *Its not that he isnt qualified or doesnt know what he is doing, its the *fact that he has a Pocket PC and would rather use that then look in a *book. Doctors do it with WebMd, I was simply asking if there was *something like this for Vets. Oh, that's not what you said, or at least it isn't what I thought you said. I thought you asked for a conversion chart, not a reference book. Certainly books, such as Plumbs Veterinary Drug Handbook, are available for handhelds under PalmOS and whatever the OS on pocket PCs is these days. WebMD is not a "medicine to weight conversion chart," either, btw. Anyway, take a look at http://vetpda.ucdavis.edu - click on FAQ and then "What veterinary programs are available for my PDA" under the software section. SignatureHillary Israeli, VMD Lafayette Hill/PA/USA/Earth "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read." --Groucho Marx I wonder if he is trying to describe something like a PDA pediatric dosage program I have. You put in that the med gets dosed at, say, 50 mg/kg and then tell it how much the pt weighs and it tells you the correct dosage. Then if you put in the concentration of the medicine, like 250mg/5 ml, it spits out how many ml to give. You have to know the parameters of the meds first, but it does the math for you. (FWIW, the one I used is dosecalc : http://pocket-doc.com/DoseCalc.htm Lee > *Im not sure as this is not for me. My buddy is a Reptile Vet and knows > *nothing when it comes to finding things online. He said he wanted [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > that. I am also having a hard time imagining a qualified specialist > veterinarian not having a formulary. |
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