Testosterone
別名: Depo-Testosterone, Delatestyl, AndroGel, Testopel, Synovex
### 🐾 What is Testosterone used for? Testosterone is a male hormone used primarily in veterinary medicine to treat **urinary incontinence** in neutered male dogs and cats. It helps restore the muscle tone of the urethra to prevent urine leakage. ### 💊 How is it given? It is typically administered as an injection (into the muscle or under the skin) by your veterinarian. The effects of a single injection can last for several weeks depending on the specific formulation used. ### ⚠️ Important Safety Warnings > **PREGNANCY WARNING**: Testosterone can cause severe birth defects. **Pregnant women or women who may become pregnant MUST NOT handle this medication** or come into contact with the injection site or bodily fluids of recently treated animals. ### 🔍 What to Monitor Contact your veterinarian if you notice any of the following: - **Behavioral changes**: Increased aggression, mounting, or restlessness. - **Straining to urinate or defecate**: This could indicate an enlarged prostate. - **Lumps near the tail base**: May indicate perianal tumors or hernias.
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
- Infertility or reduced libido
- Testosterone-responsive urinary incontinence (may be used with phenylpropanolamine) in males
- To produce an estrus-detector (teaser) animal (cull cows, heifers, steers)
- To produce an estrus-detector (teaser) animal (cull cows, heifers, steers)
- Testosterone-responsive urinary incontinence (may be used with phenylpropanolamine) in males
- Testosterone-responsive urinary incontinence
- Testosterone-responsive urinary incontinence
- Testosterone-responsive urinary incontinence
- Estrus control
- To reduce mammary gland enlargement seen in pseudopregnancy
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Perianal adenomas
- Perineal hernias
- Prostatic disorders (enlargement)
- Behavior changes (aggression)
- Polycythemia (at high doses)
- Oligospermia or infertility (in intact males with chronic use)
注意事項與禁忌
- Known hypersensitivity to the drug
- Prostate carcinoma
- Pregnancy (FDA Category X / Papich Class D)
- Use with caution in patients with renal, cardiac, or hepatic dysfunction. **Teratogenic Warning**: Contraindicated in pregnancy; causes congenital malformations and embryotoxicity. It is unknown if androgens are excreted in milk; consider milk replacers for nursing patients. Testosterone is a C-III controlled substance.
藥物相互作用
- Corticosteroids: May enhance the edema associated with ACTH or adrenal steroid therapy
- Insulin / Oral Antidiabetic Agents: Testosterone may decrease serum glucose levels
- Propranolol: Testosterone cypionate may increase propranolol clearance
- Warfarin: Testosterone may increase anticoagulant effects
常見問題
Testosterone用於寵物有甚麼用途？
### 🐾 What is Testosterone used for? Testosterone is a male hormone used primarily in veterinary medicine to treat **urinary incontinence** in neutered male dogs and cats. It helps restore the muscle tone of the urethra to prevent urine leakage. ### 💊 How is it given? It is typically administered as an injection (into the muscle or under the skin) by your veterinarian. The effects of a single injection can last for several weeks depending on the specific formulation used. ### ⚠️ Important Safety Warnings > **PREGNANCY WARNING**: Testosterone can cause severe birth defects. **Pregnant women or women who may become pregnant MUST NOT handle this medication** or come into contact with the injection site or bodily fluids of recently treated animals. ### 🔍 What to Monitor Contact your veterinarian if you notice any of the following: - **Behavioral changes**: Increased aggression, mounting, or restlessness. - **Straining to urinate or defecate**: This could indicate an enlarged prostate. - **Lumps near the tail base**: May indicate perianal tumors or hernias.
Testosterone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。