Benefortin Flavour (Cat 5 - 10 kg) (Dog 10 - 20 kg)
Active substance
ATC code
Species
Dogs and cats.
Indications
Dogs:
Treatment of congestive heart failure.
Cats:
Reduction of proteinuria associated with chronic kidney disease.
Dose to be administered and administration route
The veterinary medicinal product should be given orally once daily, with or without food.
The duration of treatment is unlimited.
The tablets are flavoured and are taken voluntarily by most dogs and cats.
Dogs:
Tablets should be administered orally at a minimum dose of 0.25 mg (range 0.25-0.5) benazepril hydrochloride/kg body weight once daily, according to the following table:
|
Weight of dog (kg) |
Benamax/Benefortin Flavour 5mg |
|
|
Standard dose |
Double dose |
|
|
>5 – 10 |
0.5 tablet |
1 tablet |
|
>10 – 20 |
1 tablet |
2 tablets |
The dose may be doubled, still administered once daily, to a minimum dose of 0.5 mg/kg (range 0.5-1.0), if judged clinically necessary and advised by the veterinary surgeon.
Cats:
Tablets should be administered orally at a minimum dose of 0.5 mg (range 0.5-1.0) benazepril hydrochloride/kg body weight once daily according to the following table:
|
Weight of cat (kg) |
Benamax / Benefortin Flavour 5 mg |
|
2.5 – 5 |
0.5 tablet |
|
>5 – 10 |
1 tablet |
Adverse reactions
In double-blind clinical trials in dogs with congestive heart failure, benazepril was well tolerated with an incidence of adverse reactions lower than observed in placebo treated dogs.
A small number of dogs may exhibit transient vomiting, incoordination or signs of fatigue. In cats and dogs with chronic kidney disease, benazepril may increase plasma creatinine concentrations at the start of therapy. A moderate increase in plasma creatinine concentrations following administration of ACE inhibitors is compatible with the reduction in glomerular hypertension induced by these agents, and is therefore not necessarily a reason to stop therapy in the absence of other signs.
Benazepril may increase food consumption and body weight in cats. Emesis, anorexia, dehydration, lethargy and diarrhoea have been reported in rare occasions in cats.
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| Art. Nr. | 32823/4007 |
| EAN | 5012917030112 |
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