Tramadol
別名: Ultram, Ultram ER, Ryzolt, Rybix ODT, Ultracet, Tralieve, Tramadol ER, Zamadol
### For Pet Owners: * **Administration:** Can be given with or without food. If your pet vomits after taking it on an empty stomach, try giving future doses with a small treat or meal. * **Taste:** The medication has a very bitter taste. Cats, in particular, may drool excessively or resist taking it. Do not crush or break extended-release tablets. * **Behavioral Changes:** May cause changes in alertness. Your pet might seem unusually sleepy, or conversely, anxious, restless, or vocal (especially cats). Contact your veterinarian if these signs are severe. * **Patience is Key:** For chronic conditions like arthritis, it may take up to two weeks of consistent dosing to see the full pain-relieving benefits. * **Safety Warning:** Keep out of reach of children and other pets. **NEVER** give your pet human medications containing tramadol combined with acetaminophen (like Ultracet), as acetaminophen is highly toxic and often fatal to cats.
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
- Starting dose
- Current dosing recommendations
- Chronic pain
- Analgesia
- Analgesia
- Analgesia
- Chronic laminitis pain
- General/Non-responsive pain
- Analgesic
- Chronic pain
- Mild acute and chronic soft tissue and musculoskeletal pain
- Perioperative acute pain
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Dogs: Excessive sedation, agitation, anxiety, tremor, dizziness
- Dogs: Inappetence, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea
- Cats: Dysphoria, mydriasis, dose avoidance (unpalatability)
- Humans: Pruritus (approx. 10%)
- Injectable form: Respiratory and cardiac depression
- Sedation (especially at high doses in dogs)
- Dysphoria (more likely in cats)
- Nausea
- Behavioral changes
- Increased risk of seizures
注意事項與禁忌
- Hypersensitivity to tramadol or other opioids
- Combination products containing acetaminophen (e.g., Ultracet) are STRICTLY CONTRAINDICATED in cats
- Concurrent use with MAOIs (e.g., selegiline, amitraz) due to risk of serotonin syndrome
- Patients with a history of epilepsy or seizure disorders
- Concurrent use with MAOIs
- > **Important Warnings:** * **Seizure Risk:** Use with caution in animals with preexisting seizure disorders or those receiving drugs that lower the seizure threshold. Tramadol has caused seizures in humans. * **CNS/Respiratory Depression:** Use cautiously with other CNS or respiratory depressants. * **Geriatric/Debilitated Patients:** Use with caution; dosage adjustments may be needed for patients with impaired renal or hepatic function. * **Dependence & Withdrawal:** Physical dependence can occur; withdraw gradually after chronic use. * **Formulation Warning:** Extended-release tablets must **not** be broken, crushed, or chewed, as this can lead to rapid absorption and toxicity. Dogs do not absorb ER tablets well.
藥物相互作用
- Digoxin: Rarely linked to digoxin toxicity in humans.
- MAO Inhibitors (amitraz, selegiline): Potential for fatal serotonin syndrome; concurrent use should be avoided.
- Ondansetron: May reduce the effectiveness of both drugs.
- Quinidine: May increase tramadol concentrations and decrease M1 (active metabolite) concentrations.
- SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine): Theoretically could cause additive serotonergic effects.
- Sevoflurane: Pretreatment with tramadol reduced MAC values by approximately 30% in dogs and 40% in cats.
- SSRI Antidepressants (fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine): Can inhibit the metabolism of tramadol to its active metabolites, decreasing efficacy and increasing the risk of toxicity (serotonin syndrome, seizures).
- Tricyclic Antidepressants (clomipramine, amitriptyline): Increased risk for seizures; amitriptyline may inhibit tramadol metabolism.
- Warfarin: Increased PT and INR reported in humans (relatively rare).
- Amitriptyline: Increased risk of serotonin syndrome
常見問題
Tramadol用於寵物有甚麼用途?
### For Pet Owners: * **Administration:** Can be given with or without food. If your pet vomits after taking it on an empty stomach, try giving future doses with a small treat or meal. * **Taste:** The medication has a very bitter taste. Cats, in particular, may drool excessively or resist taking it. Do not crush or break extended-release tablets. * **Behavioral Changes:** May cause changes in alertness. Your pet might seem unusually sleepy, or conversely, anxious, restless, or vocal (especially cats). Contact your veterinarian if these signs are severe. * **Patience is Key:** For chronic conditions like arthritis, it may take up to two weeks of consistent dosing to see the full pain-relieving benefits. * **Safety Warning:** Keep out of reach of children and other pets. **NEVER** give your pet human medications containing tramadol combined with acetaminophen (like Ultracet), as acetaminophen is highly toxic and often fatal to cats.
Tramadol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。