Taurine
別名: Formula V, Dyna-Taurine
- **Purpose**: Used to treat or prevent heart disease (dilated cardiomyopathy), support liver function (especially in cats with fatty liver disease), and sometimes help manage seizures. - **Safety**: Extremely safe. Excess amounts are simply excreted in your pet's urine. - **Administration**: Can be given with food. If minor stomach upset occurs, giving it with a meal may help. - **Patience**: It may take weeks to months to see improvement in heart conditions on an echocardiogram. Do not stop giving the medication without consulting your veterinarian.
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。
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用途
- For taurine-deficiency related cardiomyopathy
- Complementary therapy for seizures
- For adjunctive treatment of hepatic lipidosis
- For taurine-deficiency related cardiomyopathy in American Cocker Spaniels
- Complementary therapy for seizures
- For taurine-related cardiomyopathy
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Minor GI distress
注意事項與禁忌
- > **Diagnostic Warning:** While taurine is extremely safe, it should not be used as a substitute for adequate diagnosis of underlying cardiac, hepatic, or neurologic conditions.
常見問題
Taurine用於寵物有甚麼用途？
- **Purpose**: Used to treat or prevent heart disease (dilated cardiomyopathy), support liver function (especially in cats with fatty liver disease), and sometimes help manage seizures. - **Safety**: Extremely safe. Excess amounts are simply excreted in your pet's urine. - **Administration**: Can be given with food. If minor stomach upset occurs, giving it with a meal may help. - **Patience**: It may take weeks to months to see improvement in heart conditions on an echocardiogram. Do not stop giving the medication without consulting your veterinarian.
Taurine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。