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4-H Veterinary Science
Extension Veterinary Medicine
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M System
http://aevm.tamu.edu
Objectives
 Discuss drug and chemical therapy
 Discuss nutritional therapy
 Discuss physical therapy
 Discuss supportive therapy
 Treatment
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Administration or application of remedies to a
patient or for a disease or injury; medicinal or
surgical management; therapy
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Make diagnosis
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Symptoms
Test results
Determine treatment
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Treat
No treatment
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Treatment options
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Drug and chemical therapy
Nutritional therapy
Physical therapy
Supportive therapy
Surgical therapy
Supportive care
Euthanasia
Drug and Chemical Therapy
 Pharmocokinetics
the branch of pharmacology that studies the
fate of pharmacological substances in the
body, as their absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and elimination
Pharmacodynamics
 the branch of pharmacology dealing with the
course of action, effect, and breakdown of
drugs within the body
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 Administration of drugs
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Antibacterial
Antiviral
Anti-inflammatory
Antifungal
 Administration of chemicals
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Antiparasitic
Antiseptic
Anti-neoplastic
 Follow label instructions
 Species approved in
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 Oral
 Topical
 Parenteral
 Condition for which approved in
 Non-show enhancing
 Withdrawal time
 Milk discard time
69-4690-002
LIQUAMYCIN
LA-200®
(OXYTETRACYCLINE INJECTION)
Each ml contains 200mg of oxytetracycline base as oxytetracycline amphoteric
For Use in Beef Cattle,
Nonlactating Dairy Cattle and Swine
LIQUAMYCIN® LA-200 ® (oxytetracycline injection)
LIQUAMYCIN® LA-200 ® does not require refrigeration;
is a sterile, ready-to-use solution for the
however, it is recommended that it be stored at
administration of the broad-spectrum antibiotic
room temperature, 15°-30°C (59°-86°F). The
oxytetracycline (Terramycin) by injection.
antibiotic activity of oxytetracy-cline is not
Terramycin, discovered by Pfizer scientists, is an
appreciably diminished in the presence of body
antimicrobial agent that is effective in the
fluids, serum, or exudates.
treatment of a wide range of disease caused by
susceptible gram-positive and gram-negative
WARNING
bacteria.
Discontinue treatment at least 28 days prior to slaughter
of cattle and swine.
LIQUAMYCIN® LA-200 ® administered to cattle or
swine for the treatment of bacterial pneumonia
Not for use in lactating dairy animals.
at an intramuscular dosage of 9 miligrams of
oxytetracycline per pound of body weight, has
been demonstrated in clinical trials to be as
effective as two or three repreated, daily
treatments of Terramycin ® Injectable at 3 to 5
milligrams per pound of body weight.
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Oral
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Tablets
Capsules
Boluses
Powders
Granules
Liquids
Pastes
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Topical
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Salves
Powders
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Parenteral
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Intramuscular (IM)
Intravenous (IV)
Subcutaneous (SQ)
Intraperitoneal (IP)
Epidural (ED)
Intradermal (ID)
Intracardiac (IC)
Subconjunctival
Intramammary (IMM)
Intrauterine (IU)
 Caution
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Extra-label use
Over-the-counter
Prescriptions
Nutritional Therapy
 Used with
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Preventive health
Treatment
 Complement or replace drugs and surgery
 Provide nutrients
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Enteral means
Parenteral means
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Enteral nutrition
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Hand, self, force feeding
Parenteral nutrition
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Sterile nutrient solutions
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Under skin
In vein
In muscle
Peritoneal cavity
Physical Therapy
 Compliments
 Drugs
 Surgery
 For treatment of
 Musculoskeletal diseases
 Nervous diseases
 Assists by
 Improving normal function of muscles and nerves
 Decreases fluid collection
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Therapeutic practices
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Walking
Swimming
Massage
Vibrations
Cryotherapy
Heat therapy
When used
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Weak animals
After surgery or illness
Supportive Therapy
 Sustain life of a patient
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Blood
Plasma
Physiological-electrolyte transfusions
Fluids
Transfusions
Surgical Therapy
 Correction for non-infectious diseases
 Examples
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Stones
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Gall bladder
Kidney
Urethra
Bladder
Hairballs
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Stomach
Intestine
 Infections
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Amputations
Drainage tubes
Abscesses
Warts
Tumors