Hepatitis for dogs is a hepatoprotector used to heal and prevent liver diseases. This drug improves liver function, its ability to remove harmful compounds from the body. It accelerates the restoration of damaged heptocides, normalizes the amount of ammonia in the dog's body, restores the structure of the liver cells.
Hepatovet for dogs - composition and form of release
Essential phospholipids (60 mg), L-ornithine (50 mg), methionine (100 mg), herb extract of immortelle (15 mg), extract of spotted thistle (15 mg), and auxiliary substances are also the main active ingredients.
In its appearance, hepatitis for dogs is a suspension. It has a specific smell. Intended for oral administration. The drug is packaged in dark plastic bottles in volume 50 and 100 ml, packed in a cardboard box and completed with a measuring cup or syringe-dispenser.
Hepatovet - instructions for use for dogs
As a rule, this drug is prescribed to dogs as prevention, as well as in the complex treatment of chronic and acute liver diseases of various origins. For example, after having an infectious disease or to reduce the risk of taking other drugs that have a side effect on the liver.
The dosage depends on the weight of the dog:
- up to ten kilograms a single dose is 1 mg (1 drop);
- 11-20 kg - single dose is 2 drops;
- 21-30 kg - respectively, 3 drops;
- 31-40 kg - 4 drops;
- over 40 kg - 5 or more drops.
Instructions for the preparation Hepatovet for dogs also indicates that before use it should be shaken for a full minute, then drip it into the feed or force it into the mouth with a syringe without a needle. Take it two to three times a day.
The course of treatment should have a duration of about 2-3 weeks. If the animal is particularly sensitive, there may be side effects in the form of allergies . If the dog is prone to epileptic seizures, has a severe form of kidney failure, or hepatic encephalopathy is present, then it is better not to use the drug.
Useful properties of Hepatology
Essential phospholipids included in the preparation interfere with the development of tissue fibrosis, transport enzymes and possess the properties of antioxidants.
L-Ornithine removes ammonia from the body and promotes the recovery of liver cells.
Methionine, being an indispensable amino acid that activates the action of hormones, vitamins and enzymes, increases the number of phospholipids in the blood, reduces the concentration of cholesterol.
Extract of the immortelle removes the sensations of colic and flatulence, reduces pain syndromes in the right hypochondrium. Extract of spotted milk thistle strengthens the membranes of liver cells, increases their ability to detoxify, remove biological waste products.
The medicine is not very dangerous and in therapeutic doses it has no side effects. Does not have teratogenic, sensitizing carcinogenic, embryotoxic actions.
In some animals, after 10-15 minutes after administration, hypersalivation may occur, which stops spontaneously. This condition does not require the use of any medications. In the case of the appearance of serious allergic reactions, the drug is stopped.
If one or more of the medications is forcibly dispensed, the application is resumed according to the previous scheme and in the same dosage.
Hepatitis can be combined with other medicines and feed additives.