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HORSES:
HORSES:
Route of administration:
Intravenous use.
Dosage:
As an analgesic:
Monotherapy: 0.1 mg/kg (1 ml/100 kg body weight) i.v.
As a sedative or pre-anaesthetic:
With detomidine:
Detomidine: 0.012 mg/kg i.v., followed after 5 minutes by:
Butorphanol: 0.025 mg/kg (0.25 ml/100 kg body weight) i.v.
With romifidine:
Romifidine: 0.05 mg/kg i.v., followed after 5 minutes by:
Butorphanol: 0.02 mg/kg (0.2 ml/100 kg body weight) i.v.
With xylazine:
Xylazine: 0.5 mg/kg i.v., followed after 3–5 minutes by:
Butorphanol: 0.05–0.1 mg/kg (0.5–1 ml/100 kg body weight) i.v.
The use of butorphanol is not recommended during pregnancy and lactation.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
1 ml contains:
Active substance:
Butorphanol: 10 mg (as butorphanol tartrate 14.58 mg)
Excipient:
Benzethonium chloride: 0.1 mg
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