Lithium
別名: Camcolit, Liskonum, Priadel
Give this medication **with food** to reduce stomach upset. It may take **up to 4 weeks** before the medication starts working to improve your dog's blood cell counts. Watch your dog closely for signs of excessive drinking and urination, muscle weakness, extreme tiredness, or seizures, and contact your veterinarian immediately if these occur. **Do not give this medication to cats**, as it is highly toxic to them. Keep all follow-up appointments, as your dog will need regular blood tests to check the drug levels and thyroid function.
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
用途
- Bone marrow suppression / neutropenia
- Contraindicated
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Nausea
- Diarrhoea
- Muscle weakness
- Fatigue
- Polyuria (PU)
- Polydipsia (PD)
- Seizures
- Hypothyroidism (blocks release of T3 and T4)
注意事項與禁忌
- Cats (highly toxic)
- Renal impairment
- Cardiac disease
- Conditions with sodium imbalance (e.g., hypoadrenocorticism)
- Dehydration
- > **WARNING**: Do not use in cats as lithium is highly toxic to them. > **WARNING**: Avoid in patients with renal impairment, cardiac disease, or sodium imbalance. Only use in patients showing no signs of dehydration. * **Therapeutic Monitoring**: Assess serum lithium concentration every 3 months (target: 0.5-1.8 mmol/l). * **Thyroid Monitoring**: Assess thyroid status every 6 months, as lithium can block the release of T3 and T4.
藥物相互作用
- ACE inhibitors: Reduces lithium excretion, increasing the risk of toxicity
- Loop diuretics: Reduces lithium excretion and causes sodium depletion, worsening toxicity
- Thiazide diuretics: Reduces lithium excretion and causes sodium depletion, worsening toxicity
- NSAIDs: Reduces lithium excretion, increasing the risk of toxicity
- Theophylline: May increase the excretion of lithium, potentially reducing efficacy
- Neostigmine: Lithium antagonizes the effects of neostigmine
- Pyridostigmine: Lithium antagonizes the effects of pyridostigmine
- Diltiazem: Concurrent administration may result in neurotoxicity
- Verapamil: Concurrent administration may result in neurotoxicity
常見問題
Lithium用於寵物有甚麼用途？
Give this medication **with food** to reduce stomach upset. It may take **up to 4 weeks** before the medication starts working to improve your dog's blood cell counts. Watch your dog closely for signs of excessive drinking and urination, muscle weakness, extreme tiredness, or seizures, and contact your veterinarian immediately if these occur. **Do not give this medication to cats**, as it is highly toxic to them. Keep all follow-up appointments, as your dog will need regular blood tests to check the drug levels and thyroid function.
Lithium對我的寵物安全嗎？
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育，不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適，請諮詢獸醫。