Diet and nutrition are an important part of living well with kidney disease. As your kidney disease progresses, your dietary needs will likely change as well. Click on the appropriate stage below to learn more about diet and kidney disease.
Tocolytics are drugs that minimize the strength and number of contractions. Although an ideal goal would be to stop preterm labor completely, the most that can be reasonably expected from current tocolytics is a delay of 48 hours. This delay allows time for treatment with steroids and antibiotics.
Sedatives and tranquilizers are commonly used in combinations as preanesthetics before general anesthesia to relax and sedate the animal. Diazepam (Valium) and midazolam are tranquilizers that are used to relax animals before surgery. They should not be used in pregnant animals, since they could cause birth defects. Acepromazine is another tranquilizer used as a preanesthetic. It should not be used in animals that have seizures, since it may increase the risk of the animal having a seizure. It may also cause hypotension (low blood pressure). Tranquilizers do not provide analgesia (pain relief).