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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 163619" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>OK, I have an answer. Saw my vet last night and took the opportunity to ask him. He says...</p><p></p><p>The reason for the labeling is related to what each individual drug company received for FDA approval. No more. Now the method of administration. He said 50% dextrose is hypertonic, so giving it IV is best. It...well, if you give it SubQ or IM, for some reason or another causes the surrounding cells to die. And then because the cow's system is trying to clean up the area of dead tissue, it tends to abcess. Obviously then, SubQ or IM is not going to be a preferred route. (And along those lines, if you have to go subQ or IM, it should be diluted to 5%.) He said IP is slightly better as there's more space for the dextrose to...something...but IV is still the best route. </p><p></p><p>Can't remember all the terms, but that was the general gist of it. Thought maybe the rest of you would be interested in hearing the answer. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 163619, member: 852"] OK, I have an answer. Saw my vet last night and took the opportunity to ask him. He says... The reason for the labeling is related to what each individual drug company received for FDA approval. No more. Now the method of administration. He said 50% dextrose is hypertonic, so giving it IV is best. It...well, if you give it SubQ or IM, for some reason or another causes the surrounding cells to die. And then because the cow's system is trying to clean up the area of dead tissue, it tends to abcess. Obviously then, SubQ or IM is not going to be a preferred route. (And along those lines, if you have to go subQ or IM, it should be diluted to 5%.) He said IP is slightly better as there's more space for the dextrose to...something...but IV is still the best route. Can't remember all the terms, but that was the general gist of it. Thought maybe the rest of you would be interested in hearing the answer. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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