Vytrate Scour Treatment

Directions Of Use

Dosage & Application:

• As soon as scours signs appear, fresh diluted solution should be made available to the whole litter in a clean vessel.
• A litter of 1-week-old piglets will consume approximately 2-3 litres daily.

Weaned Pigs:

• Scouring weaned pigs should have a fresh diluted solution available in a suitable clean vessel.
• Restrict solid feed intake for one or two days, but continue to supply fresh drinking water.
• Weaners will consume 1-2 litres/ weaner/ day as a general guide.

Duration of treatment (all pigs):

• A diluted solution should be available for 4 days, but if the scour has not cleared completely, treatment may be continued for up to 8 days.
• If there is no sign of improvement, consult a veterinary surgeon.

Sheep (lambs):

• Vytrate solution made up as directed should be administered orally to scouring or dehydrated neonatal lambs by a drenching bottle or stomach tube.
• As a guide, 150 mL of Vytrate solution 3 times daily is a suitable dosage regimen.

Calves (Bought-in or stressed claves – not scouring):

• Feed 2 litres of solution, made up as directed, instead of milk as the first feed on arrival.
• For the next scheduled feed, use a 1-litre solution at the same time as, but not mixed with, milk or milk replacer. Thereafter, feed a normal diet.

Calves – Scouring:

• Feed 1 to 1.5 litres of solution per 10kg body weight daily, divided into two or more daily doses.
• If scouring is established or severe, causing dehydration, the higher dose should be used initially and fed in three or four divided doses.
• In many cases, 2 litres of diluted solution given morning and night will be adequate.
• Replace with fresh solution every 24 hours.
• To maintain adequate energy and nutrient intake, milk feeding should continue as normal during a period of scouring.
• A diluted solution should be given between these milk feeds.
• Replace with fresh solution every 24 hours.
• Fresh drinking water should be available at all times.
• Keep feeding utensils clean, and avoid overfeeding.
• Normal feeding should be resumed after the course of treatment.
• Many scouring problems can be avoided by feeding adequate colostrum early in the calf’s life.
• Seek veterinary advice if blood is present or if scours persist beyond four days.

Horses – Foals:

• Administer diluted solution, made up as directed, orally to scouring or dehydrated foals by drenching using a bottle or stomach tube.
• As a guide, 1 to 2 litres of fresh diluted solution 2 to 3 times daily, depending on body weight and severity of the symptoms, has been reported as a suitable dosage regimen for neonatal foals.

Cats & Dogs:

• The following dosage regimens of prepared Vytrate solution are recommended as a guide.
• Cats, miniature dogs (<5kg) 125mL 2-3 times daily
• Small dogs (5-10kg) 250mL 2-3 times daily
• Medium dogs (11-20kg) 500mL 2-3 times daily
• Large dogs (>20kg) 750mL 2-3 times daily
• Many dogs find Vytrate palatable and will drink the solution voluntarily.
• Palatability for cats is variable.
• Vytrate may also be administered orally via a dosage syringe.
• Treatment should be continued for 1 to 2 days after the animal appears clinically recovered and feeds normally.

Periods of stress:

• For the 2 to 3 days following any period of stress (e.g. weaning, transport), Vytrate will help to increase fluid and electrolyte consumption and absorption, so minimising any possible setback.
• As diluted solution is extremely palatable and excessive drinking may occur, diluted solution at half the strength recommended above may be used for this indication only.
• Replace with fresh solution every 24 hours.

Note:

• When specific disease control (i.e. antibiotic therapy) is indicated, it can be administered in conjunction with Vytrate.
• Stressed and scouring animals requiring rehydration are at risk of multiple organ dysfunction.
• It is strongly recommended that veterinary advice is sought when considering treating dehydrated animals.

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