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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Your veterinarian will retest bloodwork in 5-14 days to check the kidney (BUN and creatinine) and electrolyte (sodium, chloride, and potassium) levels. Your pet’s blood pressure may also need to be periodically measured, especially if your pet has weakness or lethargy. OverviewAmiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug. By blocking an electrical signal/channel that is creating an abnormal heartbeat, amiodarone helps reduce the frequency of the arrhythmia, reduce the frequency of collapse, and hopefully will prevent sudden death.UsesAmiodarone is used to treat dogs with very serious arrhythmias or an arrhythmia that has not responded to other treatments. Specific arrhythmias treated with amiodarone include ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, and atrial fibrillation.AdministrationAmiodarone is available in an injectable form (used in the hospital) and as tablets. Tablets are usually given twice daily for the first 5-7 days, and then once daily long-term.Side EffectsAmiodarone can cause side effects like reduced appetite and vomiting. On bloodwork, amiodarone may cause increased liver enzymes indicating liver damage. This damage can usually be reversed if the medication is stopped. Amiodarone can also rarely affect the function of the thyroid gland.Follow-upThe effectiveness of amiodarone is usually evaluated by looking at recheck ECGs or by looking at a long ECG tracing using a Holter monitor. Your veterinarian may want to periodically retest bloodwork, perhaps every few months, to check on the liver enzymes or the thyroid function. OverviewAmlodipine is a drug that causes widening of the blood vessels in the body. This can help treat systemic hypertension (high blood pressure).UsesAmlodipine is most commonly used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). It is also used in certain situations to treat dogs with congestive heart failure.AdministrationAmlodipine is available as a tablet or a liquid. It is usually given once or twice daily.Side EffectsAmlodipine can cause weakness, lethargy, or collapse. These side effects can be
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