ICVA NAVLE DRUGS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Methimazole -
\Used to treat hyperthyroidism
Side effects: Facial pruritus (in less than 4% of cats)
Enrofloxacin (Baytril) -
\Fluoroquinolone
Side effects: Doses higher than 5mg/kg day can cause blindness in cats
Metoclopramide -
\Antiemetic
Side effect: head bobbing (dogs)
Metronidazole -
\Antibiotic & Anti-protozoal
Side Effects: neurologic symptoms such as nystagmus, ataxia and dilated pupils
Atenolol -
\beta blocker that slows the heart by blocking beta adrenergic stimulation to the heart.
also slow conduction down the AV node and decrease ventricular rate
Used in cats with HCM
Diltiazem -
\calcium channel blocker that slows the heart by blocking Ca channels.
Also slow conduction down the AV node and decrease ventricular rate
Lidocaine -
\Local anesthetic
Also used to treat ventricular arrhythmias - not supra ventricular
Atropine -
\Anticholinergic: increase HR
Used as a mydriatic (dilate pupil)
Propantheline -
\- Anticholinergic drug: Increase HR
- Used to decrease gastric secretions and GI spasms, to treat urinary incontinence, and
to decrease colonic peristalsis in horses
Phenoxybenzamine -
ANSWERS.
Methimazole -
\Used to treat hyperthyroidism
Side effects: Facial pruritus (in less than 4% of cats)
Enrofloxacin (Baytril) -
\Fluoroquinolone
Side effects: Doses higher than 5mg/kg day can cause blindness in cats
Metoclopramide -
\Antiemetic
Side effect: head bobbing (dogs)
Metronidazole -
\Antibiotic & Anti-protozoal
Side Effects: neurologic symptoms such as nystagmus, ataxia and dilated pupils
Atenolol -
\beta blocker that slows the heart by blocking beta adrenergic stimulation to the heart.
also slow conduction down the AV node and decrease ventricular rate
Used in cats with HCM
Diltiazem -
\calcium channel blocker that slows the heart by blocking Ca channels.
Also slow conduction down the AV node and decrease ventricular rate
Lidocaine -
\Local anesthetic
Also used to treat ventricular arrhythmias - not supra ventricular
Atropine -
\Anticholinergic: increase HR
Used as a mydriatic (dilate pupil)
Propantheline -
\- Anticholinergic drug: Increase HR
- Used to decrease gastric secretions and GI spasms, to treat urinary incontinence, and
to decrease colonic peristalsis in horses
Phenoxybenzamine -
