This Florinef Dosage Calculator will tell you how much medication your dog needs based on her weight.
How much does your dog weigh in pounds?
The correct starting dose for your dog is
This calculator will give you a range for the starting dose. Work with a veterinarian with finding a maintenance dose.
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My dog is up to 22 pills of flurinef bought in the USA and still having a crisis 1 week, has been on pred 5 mg day and will increase to 10 mg BID. Do you have any suggestions???????????? Please
Wow, that’s a lot. I would try a different vet!
Good luck,
Stephanie
I have clicked several times on the Florinef calculator but do not have a reply. Can you help – my dog weighs 51 pounds?
Sorry about that — I am fixing the calculator as we speak. The recommended dose is .005 – .01 mgs per 1 lbs of bodyweight, so you’re looking at about 0.255 mg to 0.51 mg to start.
Thanks for the advice- I have been advised by the vet to start off with one and a quarter tablets twice a day. (1 mg tablets). This would be 5 times higher than the highest dose you quote. How can there be such a discrepancy?
Marilyn
Marilyn,
I’m not sure. The recommended dose is 0.1 mg/10 lbs for Florinef = 0.5 mgs of Florinef per day for a 50lb dog to start. The dose you are being recommended is just over two times the highest recommended dose. There must be a reason — ask your vet (I would also be interested to know why
). I’m going to guess it had something to do with your dog’s electrolyte levels.
Here’s a link to the dosage on another site (it states 0.009 per pound, which rounds up to 0.01): http://www.1800petmeds.com/Fludrocortisone-prod10417.html
Best,
Stephanie