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Dosage and administration
For administration by slow, intravenous injection only.
In dogs and cats:
Short term management of convulsive disorders: 0.5 mg diazepam/kg bodyweight (equivalent to 0.5 ml/5kg).
Administered as a bolus and repeated up to three times, after no less than 10 minutes each time.
Short term management of skeletal muscle spasm: 0.5-2.0 mg/kg bodyweight (equivalent to 0.5-2.0 ml/5kg).
As part of sedation protocol: 0.2-0.6 mg/kg bodyweight (equivalent to 0.2-0.6 ml/5kg).
As part of pre-anaesthesia protocol: 0.1-0.2 mg/kg bodyweight (equivalent to 0.1-0.2 ml/5kg).