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  Discussion on Liquid dose vs powder dose
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Member:
kaarina

Posted on Friday, Aug 28, 2009 - 2:26 am:

Hi, what is the equivalent liquid bute dose for 2 grams of powder? Thanks
Member:
kaarina

Posted on Friday, Aug 28, 2009 - 4:20 pm:

Should clarify - liquid bute taken orally, in cc's or ml's.
Member:
scooter

Posted on Friday, Aug 28, 2009 - 6:05 pm:

Hi Tamara. I have never heard of using IV bute orally(I THINK I have read before that it can burn the mouth)...I have heard of and used IV banamine orally. Did your vet say you could give it orally?

Isn't there instructions on the bottle?
Member:
kaarina

Posted on Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 - 4:09 am:

I had never heard of it either.. it is strawberry flavoured bute liquid, to be given by the mouth... the initial instructions were 10cc 2x day then half then half but I wasn't sure what that was in powder. Strange n'est pas?
Member:
scooter

Posted on Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 - 6:27 am:

OH I'm pretty sure 10mls equal 2 grams of bute.
Member:
kaarina

Posted on Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 - 9:51 am:

That's what I figured but I couldn't get ahold of the vet to ask, many thanks!
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 - 3:05 pm:

Whoa, whoa, whoa, the equivalent dose would depend on the concentration of the liquid, until that is known so an appropriate dose can be calculated you should not use the product. Most injectable products are 200 mg to the ml (10 ml equals 2 gms) but this product does not sound like any injectable I have seen.
DrO
Member:
scooter

Posted on Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 - 3:13 pm:

Dr.O. I think you misunderstood, as I did at first. She knows she is to give 10mls of the liquid, just wanted to know what the equivalent in powder would be.
Member:
erika

Posted on Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 - 5:59 pm:

"Strawberry flavored"=not injectable, methinks...
Member:
kaarina

Posted on Monday, Aug 31, 2009 - 2:21 am:

Strawberry flavoured is what gave me a pause... A. I figured it must not be a standard injectible but hadn't really seen oral liquid before and B. I just haven't seen much strawberry flavoured horse stuff out there. Apple, molasses, alfalfa, whatever... but I thought strawberry was for people!

Oh, and the bottle states 100mg/ml I believe which makes it half the strength as the injectible liquid and 10ml would = 1g unless I can't add. Which is possible and maybe even probable under the stress of yet another laminitis episode combined with 7.5 months of pregnancy....
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Monday, Aug 31, 2009 - 4:08 am:

Diane, to calculate the equivalent dose in powder would require knowing the concentration of the fluid.
DrO
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