How many mg's of panacur do u give a 50 gram leo? And how often do u administer? Thanx for the help......
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Panacure dosing
joed
Mar 16, 2004 10:28 AM
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GoldenGateGeckos
Mar 16, 2004 10:59 AM
The dose is going to depend on the suspension concentration percentage. The dose for Panacur is 25-50 mg/kg, usually once a week until the fecal test is clear. Your vet should have given you the correct doseage and schedule. Here is an example of the the formula for dosing medication for Leopard Geckos:
(dose x weight) divided by concentration
The first thing you would need to do is determine the weight of the gecko and convert that to kilograms using this formula:
1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams
So, if a gecko weighs 50 grams, that is the same as 0.05 kilograms. Now, if you have a drug with a concentration of 100mg/ml, and the dose is 50ml per kilogram of weight, using the formulas from above comes out to be:
50ml (dose) X 0.05kg (weight) = 2.5 divided by 100 (concentration)
This means the proper dose of this medication for a 50 gram gecko is 0.025ml.
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Golden Gate Geckos
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