Canine and Feline Dosing Guidelines

Viral Conditions

Respiratory, Ophthalmic, and Enteric (acute or chronic)

Administer Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs – 1 tablet per 20 lbs. daily.

Start early during illness as a standalone therapy (allow 5-7 days) or adjunctive therapy to your normal protocols. Our observations are that Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs tend to help quicken the response to therapy, shorten the illness, and lessen the likelihood of recurrence.

Consider using it for Canine Parvovirus, Canine Tracheobronchitis, Feline Conjunctivitis/URI, Feline Stomatitis/Gingivitis, and Feline Distemper.

Pulse therapy. If the patient responds in the first week, then the patient can be dosed once or twice weekly until the issue is resolved.

You can use Complete+ Immune Support at higher doses.

Bacterial Conditions

Dermal, Respiratory, and Enteric (acute or chronic)

Give Complete+ Immune Support – 1 tablet per 25 lbs. daily.

Start early during illness as a standalone therapy (allow 7-10 days) or adjunctive therapy to your normal protocols. Our experiences are that Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs aim to help accelerate the response to therapy, reduce the time of illness, and decrease the probability of recurrence.

Consider using for Pneumonias, Pyodermas, Otitis Externa, Sinusitis, Acute and Chronic Enterocolitis, and Chronic Interdigital Furunculosis.

Double the dose for more severe conditions, or switch to Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs.

Diabetes

Canine and Feline: Start with Complete+ Immune Support – 1 tablet per 25 lbs. daily.

Initiate traditional insulin therapy and appropriate dietary measures.

Demodicosis

Immune supplementation is safe to use with traditional anti-demodex and antibiotic therapy. We often see an improved response to traditional therapy because we’re helping the patient’s immune response capabilities.

Canine, simple or localized: Use Complete+ Immune Support – 1 tablet per 25 lbs. daily until cleared (allow 3 to 4 weeks). Administer antibiotics as indicated and adjust or alter therapy if not responding.

Canine, generalized, or chronic: Initiate appropriate anti-demodex and antibiotic therapy. Prescribe Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs – 1 tablet per 20 lbs. daily.

Feline Demodex: Initiate appropriate anti-demodex and antibiotic therapy. Offer Complete+ Immune Support – 1 tablet per 25 lbs. daily.

Fungal Infections

Dermal and Systemic

Immune supplementation is safe to use with topical or systemic antifungal therapies. These patients are assumed to be clinically or sub-clinically immune-compromised to begin with. Use immune support until clinically resolved or long-term if relapse is observed.

Dermatophytosis: Along with traditional therapy, use Complete+ Immune Support – 1 tablet per 25 lbs. daily. If not responding, double dose or switch to Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs – 1 tablet per 20 lbs. daily.

Systemic Mycoses: Along with traditional therapy, give Professional Vet Immune Powder or Tabs — 1 tablet per 20 lbs. daily. For serious systemic infections, administer two tablets per 20 lbs. daily.

FeLV and FIV

Along with traditional therapeutic and supportive care, prescribe Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs – 1 tablet per 20 lbs. daily.

Response to immune support can take weeks in these immune-compromised patients.

For patients with depressed appetites, grind tablets and syringe feed.

Consult Ramaekers Nutrition Staff Veterinarians for other, more advanced therapy options.

The goal here is to offer good nutritional support and immune modulation, improve gut health, and enhance bone marrow health.

Tumors

General Therapy Concepts for Tumors

Use Professional Vet Immune Powder or Tabs for all neoplastic conditions – 1 to 2 times the label dose.

Always obtain an appropriate tissue biopsy and staging.

Suggest immune supplementation prior to surgical excision, chemotherapy, or radiation to evaluate the response of THIS particular cell type in THIS individual patient in THIS particular location with THIS particular supplement.

If clinical presentation permits, allow 3 weeks for a response. We assume that all patients with tumors have some degree of chronic immune incompetence.

Immune support is considered to be warranted long-term or for life.

After 6 to 8 weeks of successful therapy, consider reducing the label dose or pulse dosing by 4 to 5 days weekly.

Tumors

Dermal, Subcutaneous, Palpable Deep Tissue, Oral Cavity, and Rectal

Obtain an appropriate tissue biopsy and precise dimensions of the mass.

Allow 3 weeks to evaluate tumor response if appropriate. Proceed with traditional oncology therapies as indicated.

Often, surgical excision is made easier by tumor shrinkage and tissue margin demarcation.

Tumors

Systemic, Body Cavity, Intra-organ, and Metastatic

The same basic immune support concepts apply, but earlier and more aggressive traditional therapies may often be warranted.

These decisions require lengthy discussions with the owners.

Traditional multimodal therapy plans are often indicated.

Immune support is often indicated to support the patient’s general well-being, enhance patient response, and prevent recurrence if remission occurs.

Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Conditions

Use either Complete+ Immune Support for early or mild immune conditions. For more advanced or serious immune conditions, administer Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs. Start both at the label dose, working up to the full dose over 7 to 10 days.

Immune support is safe to use concurrently with immune suppressive/modulating drugs.

Immune support can often be evaluated as an initial mode of therapy for non-life-threatening conditions. Allow 3 weeks for a clinical response. Monitor closely as indicated.

Consider for Immune Dermal Vasculitis, Pemphigus, Lupus-like conditions, IMHA, ITP, Polyarthritis, Lymphocytic-Plasmocytic Stomatitis, Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex.

Stress

Travel, Shows, Agility, Boarding, and Surgery

Offer Complete+ Immune Support — 1 tablet per 25 lbs. Start three days before, during, and after a stressful event.

FIP

Non-Effusive Form

Give Complete+ Immune Support – 1 tablet per 25 lbs. daily. Administer Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs with other traditional therapeutic and supportive care.

Feline Hyperthyroidism

Use Complete+ Immune Support — 1 tablet per 25 lbs. daily. The goal is to offer excellent immune support and nutrition to a chronically debilitated patient at risk for subclinical infections.

Ferrets

Administer either Complete+ Immune Support or Professional Vet Immune Powder and Tabs, depending on the severity of the condition, at a cat dosage.