RESEARCH ARTICLES

EFFICACY OF DIGOXIN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF IDIOPATHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN DOGS
R. Vijayan, S.R. Sreenivasan and P. Dhanapalan

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2003. 34:43-48.

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Abstract


The effect of oral administration of digoxin at the dose rate of 0.01 to 0.02 mg/ kg body weight daily in divided doses was assessed in clinical cases of idiopathic cardiomyopathy in dogs. Therapeutic success for digoxin was found to 55 percent. There was disappearance of clinical signs within 2 to 5 days of therapy in drug responsive dogs.