Ketoprofen Injection
An injectable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory for use in cattle and horses.
Size: 100 mL vial
Dosage and Administration
Use the contents within 28 days of first broaching of the vial. Discard the unused portion.
| Animal | Usage |
| Cattle |
Administer by intravenous or intramuscular routes in the neck. Dose: 3 mL per 100 kg bodyweight (3 mg active ingredient per kg) for 1-3 consecutive days. |
| Horses |
Administer intravenously. Dose: Musculoskeletal disorders: 1 mL per 45 kg bodyweight (2.2 mg active ingredient per kg) once daily for 3 -5 consecutive days. Colic: 1 mL per 45 kg bodyweight. One injection is usually sufficient. A clinical examination should be carried out prior to treatment or retreatment. Care should be taken when using the intravenous route to ensure that none of the injection escapes into the perivascular tissues, as irritation and inflammatory reactions have occurred. Ketoprofen possesses a wide therapeutic index; injections of twenty-five times the therapeutic dose will produce only mild toxicity (Gregoricka et al.1990). However veterinary surgeons should maintain a close clinical watch on all patients receiving NSAID therapy. |
Active Constituent(s)
Ketoprofen 100 mg/mL
Indications
For Cattle - elevet+ Ketoprofen injection is for the treatment of acute inflammation and pain of various origins including respiratory disease, musculoskeletal conditions, mammary oedema and ephemeral fever.
For Horses - elevet+ Ketoprofen injection is for the treatment of acute inflammation and pain of various origins including especially due to musculoskeletal disorders, post-surgical inflammation and pain, and pain associated with colic provided surgical intervention is not required.
General - For the suppression of untoward inflammatory reactions and associated pain and fever.
a) Musculoskeletal
Traumatic joint and connective tissue disease
Osteo-arthritis
Exertional myopathy
Tenosynovitis
Tendon and ligament sprains
b) Sugery
Post surgical
Inflammation
Post abdominal surgery
Pre-administration in selected surgical procedures
c) Opthamology
Traumatic corneal ulcers
Keratitis
Anterior and posterior uveitis
Orbital trauma
d) Colic
Ketoprofen has an equivalent analgesic effect to flunixin in cases of visceral pain (Betley et al.1991). Ketoprofen should be used in colics where surgery will not be conducted for economic reasons, or where an accurate diagnosis indicates that surgery will not be required.
Contraindications
This product is contraindicated for use in pregnant mares and in foals that are less than 15 days old.This product is contraindicated in cattle and horses with gastro-intestinal ulceration or severe renalinsufficiency
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