apomorphine

Re: apomorphine

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:23:23 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]There was a time when every household had some washing soda now most people haven't even heard of it[/quote]

We could start a new thread on 'perfectly ordinary household substances that some people nowadays have never heard of'. Like liquid paraffin.

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]a couple of teaspoonfuls of salt in a cup of water works as well. [/quote]

Try that with your child in emergency and you risk being prosecuted in Star Chamber while your children are officially kidnapped.

Re: apomorphine

Laurence Webb — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:50:00 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]a couple of teaspoonfuls of salt in a cup of water works as well.[/quote]Still not as effective as apomorphine in dogs. I had a puppy that ate ibuprofen 2 weeks ago. The owner gave it salt to make it sick before bringing it in. Although it vomited it brought up a lot more ibuprofen following Apomorphine (enough to make the difference between OK and a probably fatal dose)

Re: apomorphine

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:03:37 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

There are many ways to skin a cat.

Washing soda is my favourite way of inducing vomiting (care NOT caustic soda). Pop a couple of crystals on the back of the tongue or make up a strong solution and syringe. Never failed me yet.

I have used xylazine with good effect (just as you think it won't work they vomit then sedate), reverse with atipamazole. Is what I use the very infrequent time I need to make a cat sick.

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There was a time when every household had some washing soda now most people haven't even heard of it, a couple of teaspoonfuls of salt in a cup of water works as well. Xylazine is pretty fool-proof in cats but IME very variable in dogs.

Re: apomorphine

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:49:54 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]Washing soda is my favourite way of inducing vomiting (care NOT caustic soda). Pop a couple of crystals on the back of the tongue or make up a strong solution and syringe. Never failed me yet.[/quote]

Failed me a few times. I still have no idea how it could.

Re: apomorphine

Michael Woodhouse — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:34:49 GMT

There are many ways to skin a cat.

Washing soda is my favourite way of inducing vomiting (care NOT caustic soda). Pop a couple of crystals on the back of the tongue or make up a strong solution and syringe. Never failed me yet.

I have used xylazine with good effect (just as you think it won't work they vomit then sedate), reverse with atipamazole. Is what I use the very infrequent time I need to make a cat sick.

Re: apomorphine

Gerry Henry — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:49:25 GMT

Get the bigger vial and FREEZE the residue after use; can be thawed and used again.

Re: apomorphine

Rob Davis — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:54:40 GMT

As far as I know, it's just the smaller vials which are unavailable, see http://www.vetsurgeon.org/forums/p/9487/46374.aspx#46374 for recent discussion.

Re: apomorphine

Laurence Webb — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:54:35 GMT

ApoGo 10mg was available when we restocked last month. I think the 5mg isn't available.