Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed
my 4 months old shitzu (2 kilos) had a seizure and had a 3.75 mg phenobarbital is it okay to give such dosage
1 Answer
Published on January 9th, 2019
Dosage of phenobarbital for maintenance treatment is from 2.5mg per kg to 5mg per kg twice daily. Considering the dosage and the weight he received 1.875 mg per kg so this dose is slightly under therapeutic recommendations.
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