In the hands of someone who has knowledge of the pharmacology of the drug and the condition of the patient, it is contraindicated neither in Chinese cresteds nor in sight hounds.
There is nothing bizarre about the metabolism of either that would cause it to work differently.
It is frequently overdosed, as has been alluded to above–the label dose really ought to be drastically lowered.
And a breeders’ forum isn’t much higher up the pharmacologic wisdom food chain than a breeders’ mailing list, IMHPO.
It has become increasingly obvious to anyone who’s been reading the COTH bb for any length of time that there is a growing percentage of the public that thinks that prescription drugs ought to be freely available by request–or better, a written prescription so that they can be obtained at the lowest possible price, veterinarians don’t know anything about the “specialness” of Breed(insert whatever breed of whatever species the poster might own and/or propagate), we keep inconvenient hours, charge too much, etc.
I expect that some time in the near future, Foster and Smith will start selling the Pet Owner’s Home Ovariohysterectomy Kit, which, along with a copy of the Merk Veterinary Manual, a copy of Plumb’s Formulary, and 1-800-Petmeds on speed dial will make it possible for us to close 90% of the veterinary schools in the country, thus saving the pet owner not only the upfront costs of such veterinary attention, but also significantly reducing the tax dollars that go towards supporting such obsolete institutions.
I gotta go feed my horses and get dressed. A colleague is being honored with the distinguished service award by the state VMA tonight, and Baxter Black is the keynote speaker. I’ll make sure she knows that the greyhounds she neuters and does dentals on before they’re rehomed don’t get administered any acepromazine.
