Magnesium Sulfate
Også kjent som: Epsom Salts, Magnesium sulphate injection BP
**Magnesium sulfate** (Epsom salt) is often used at home for soaking sore paws or treating minor localized swellings. * **Topical Soaks:** Dissolve the recommended amount in warm water. **Do not let your pet drink the soak water**, as it can cause severe diarrhea and potential electrolyte imbalances. * **Oral Use:** If prescribed as a laxative, expect your pet to have loose stools. Ensure they have constant access to fresh drinking water to prevent dehydration. * **When to Call the Vet:** Contact your veterinarian immediately if your pet becomes extremely lethargic, weak, has difficulty breathing, or collapses.
Dosage must be set by your veterinarian for your specific pet. Never give human medication or another pet’s prescription without veterinary guidance.
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What it is used for
How it is given
Possible side effects
- Hypermagnesemia
- Muscle weakness
- Respiratory depression
- Hypotension
- Cardiac arrhythmias or heart block
- Diarrhea (with oral administration)
- Somnolence
- CNS depression
- Coma
- Muscular weakness
- Bradycardia
- Prolonged Q-T intervals
- Neuromuscular blockade
- Cardiac arrest
Cautions & contraindications
- Renal failure or severe renal impairment
- Heart block or significant myocardial damage
- Myasthenia gravis (can exacerbate weakness)
- Heart block
- Myocardial damage
- Renal impairment
- Renal failure
- Use with extreme caution in patients with impaired renal function, as magnesium is primarily excreted by the kidneys. Monitor ECG, respiratory rate, and deep tendon reflexes during intravenous administration. Have intravenous calcium (e.g., calcium gluconate) readily available as an antidote for magnesium toxicity.
Drug interactions
- Neuromuscular blocking agents: Potentiates neuromuscular blockade
- CNS depressants: Additive CNS depression
- Calcium channel blockers: Risk of profound hypotension and cardiovascular collapse
- Barbiturates: Additive CNS depression effects
- General anaesthetics: Additive CNS depression effects
- Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents: Risk of severe neuromuscular blockage
- Digitalis glycosides: Serious conduction disturbances can occur
Vanlige spørsmål
What is Magnesium Sulfate used for in pets?
Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) is often used at home for soaking sore paws or treating minor localized swellings. • Topical Soaks: Dissolve the recommended amount in warm water. Do not let your pet drink the soak water, as it can cause severe diarrhea and potential electrolyte imbalances. • Oral Use: If prescribed as a laxative, expect your pet to have loose stools. Ensure they have constant access to fresh drinking water to prevent dehydration. • When to Call the Vet: Contact your veterinarian immediately if your pet becomes extremely lethargic, weak, has difficulty breathing, or collapses.
Is Magnesium Sulfate safe for my pet?
Dosage must be set by your veterinarian for your specific pet. Never give human medication or another pet’s prescription without veterinary guidance.
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