USE OF PROCHLORPERAZINE IN TREATMENT OF EMESIS IN DOGS

Inhibition of emesis during disease processes such as parvoviral gastr oenteritis can avert serious electrolyte imbalances following persiste nt vomition, The goal of this study was to investigate the use of proc hlorperazine in the cessation of emesis in canine patients. A fetal of 17 cases are described which employed dosing at 0.367 mg/kg (diluted intravenously) to determine the antiemetic effectiveness of prochlorpe razine in dogs. Fifteen cases of which emesis was a principle clinical sign among the varied diagnoses were treated successfully with prochl orperazine. Prochlorperazine appears to be an effective antiemetic for use in treating canine emesis of various etiologies.