Indications
All situations where sedation is needed, for instance during transport, with several forms of stress, small operations and as a pre anaesthetic with larger operations.
Contra indications
Administration to animals with heart or respiratory diseases.
Administration together with local anaesthetics (like procaine) or organo-phosphates (like insecticides) because acepromazine potentates toxicity of these compounds. Hypothermia or hypertension.
Side effects
After high doses respiratory disorders, hypertensy and tachydardy can occur.
Penis relaxation in male animals.
Dosage
For intramuscular or intravenous administration:
Calves, cattle, horses and swine:
- Light sedation and premedication with general anaesthesia: 0.5 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intravenously or 1.0 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intramuscularly.
- Strong sedation: 1.0 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intravenously or 2.0 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intramuscularly.
Cats and dogs:
- Light sedation and premedication with general anaesthesia: 0.25 ml. per 10 kg. body weight intravenously or intramuscularly.
- Strong sedation : 0.5 ml. per 10 kg. body weight intravenously or intramuscularly.
Withdrawal times
- For meat : 5 days.
- For milk : 1 day.
