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This NSAID is commonly prescribed to dogs for pain and inflammation and is sold under the brand name Rimadyl.
What is carprofen?
This anticholinergic drug is commonly administered for clinically significant bradycardia.
What is atropine?
This fluoroquinolone is commonly sold under the veterinary brand name Baytril.
What is enrofloxacin?
Drugs in this class produce analgesia and sedation by binding to mu, kappa, and/or delta receptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
What are opioids?
This common human pain medication can cause methemoglobinemia and hepatic injury in cats.
What is acetaminophen?
This antiemetic is an NK-1 receptor antagonist commonly known as Cerenia.
What is maropitant?
This catecholamine is the primary vasopressor used during CPR.
What is epinephrine?
Clavamox combines amoxicillin with this beta-lactamase inhibitor.
What is clavulanic acid?
Drugs in this class enhance the inhibitory effects of GABA at GABA-A receptors, producing anxiolysis, muscle relaxation, and anticonvulsant effects.
What are benzodiazepines?
Examples: midazolam, diazepam
This vitamin is used in the treatment of anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity.
What is vitamin K1?
This medication is commonly used to treat hypothyroidism in dogs.
What is levothyroxine?
This opioid antagonist reverses the effects of drugs such as morphine, hydromorphone, and fentanyl.
What is naloxone?
This antibiotic should be used cautiously in young, growing animals because of its potential effects on cartilage.
What are fluoroquinolones?
Drugs like dexmedetomidine belong to this class and cause sedation, pain relief, vasoconstriction, and reflex bradycardia.
What are alpha-2 agonists?
This alcohol is commonly used as an antidote for ethylene glycol toxicity when fomepizole is unavailable.
What is ethanol?
This JAK inhibitor is used for control of allergic pruritus and atopic dermatitis in dogs.
What is oclacitinib/Apoquel?
This benzodiazepine antagonist may be used to reverse midazolam or diazepam.
What is flumazenil?
This antibiotic is commonly used for anaerobic infections and diarrhea but may cause neurologic signs at high doses or with prolonged use.
What is metronidazole?
This dissociative anesthetic should be used cautiously in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy because its sympathomimetic effects may increase heart rate and myocardial workload.
What is ketamine?
This drug is used to treat tremors and seizures caused by toxicities such as metaldehyde or permethrin and works as a centrally acting muscle relaxant.
What is methocarbamol?
This medication inhibits thyroid peroxidase and is commonly used to manage feline hyperthyroidism.
What is methimazole?
This alpha-2 antagonist is used to reverse dexmedetomidine.
What is atipamezole?
This antimicrobial can cause fatal dysbiosis and enterotoxemia in rabbits when administered orally.
What is clindamycin?
(Could also accept oral penicillins/cephalosporins)
This opioid is a kappa agonist and is commonly used for analgesia in avian patients, whose opioid receptor distribution makes this drug especially useful compared with traditional mu opioids.
What is butorphanol?
This antiparasitic medication should generally be avoided in chelonians (turtles, tortoises) due to the risk of severe neurotoxicity and death.
What is ivermectin?