The veterinary medicinal product should be given orally once daily, with or without food. The duration of treatment is unlimited. The tablets are flavoured and are taken voluntarily by most dogs and cats.
Cats: Tablets should be administered orally at a minimum dose of 0.5 mg (range 0.5 - 1.0) benazepril hydrochloride/kg body weight once daily according to the following dosing tables:
Benefortin Flavour 2.5 mg tablets for cats |
Weight of cat (kg) | Number of tablets |
2.5 - 5 | 1 tablet |
>5 - 10 | 2 tablets |
Benefortin Flavour 5 mg tablets for cats |
Weight of cat (kg) | Number of tablets |
2.5 - 5 | 0.5 tablet |
>5 - 10 | 1 tablet |
Dogs: Tablets should be administered orally at a minimum dose of 0.25 mg (range 0.25-0.5) benazepril hydrochloride/kg body weight once daily, according to the following table. The dose may be doubled, still administered once daily, to a minimum dose of 0.5 mg/kg (range 0.5-1.0), if judged clinically necessary and advised by the veterinary surgeon, according to the dosing tables below:
Benefortin Flavour 2.5 mg tablets for dogs |
Weight of dog (kg) | Standard dose | Double dose |
2.5-5 | 0.5 tablet | 1 tablet |
>5-10 | 1 tablet | 2 tablets |
Benefortin Flavour 5 mg tablets for dogs |
Weight of dog (kg) | Standard dose | Double dose |
5-10 | 0.5 tablets | 1 tablet |
>10-20 | 1 tablet | 2 tablets |
Benefortin Flavour 20 mg tablets for dogs |
Weight of dog (kg) | Standard dose | Double dose |
>20-40 | 0.5 tablet | 1 tablet |
>40-80 | 1 tablet | 2 tablets |