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Lectade Oral Rehydration Therapy

Lectade Oral Rehydration Therapy

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Lectade is an oral rehydration therapy that helps restore hydration and electrolyte balance in animals suffering from dehydration or diarrhoea. It contains a balanced mix of glucose, glycine and electrolytes that support water and sodium absorption in the gut, making it effective for recovery after scours, travel stress or illness.
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Product Description

Lectade is an oral rehydration therapy that helps restore hydration and electrolyte balance in animals suffering from dehydration or diarrhoea. It contains a balanced mix of glucose, glycine and electrolytes that support water and sodium absorption in the gut, making it effective for recovery after scours, travel stress or illness. Lectade can be offered to dogs, cats and young farm animals either as a palatable drink they’ll drink voluntarily, or administered via syringe if needed. Prepare the solution as directed, offer it in frequent small amounts and continue for a day or two after recovery to support full rehydration and wellbeing.

Key Features

  • Supports rapid rehydration and electrolyte balance
  • Contains a blend of glucose, glycine and essential electrolytes
  • Helps with dehydration from diarrhoea, travel stress or illness
  • Palatable formula that many animals will drink voluntarily
  • Suitable for dogs, cats and young livestock
  • Can be given by bowl or syringe if needed
  • Easy to prepare sachets for accurate dosing
  • Aids recovery and supports overall hydration and wellbeing

Product Options

  • Single Sachet
  • Box of 12 Sachets

Dosage and Administration

Add the contents of section A and section B to 2 L of warm water. Stir until dissolved. Feed the quantity prescribed; refrigerate the remainder for next use. Prepare fresh solution daily. Sections A and B must be used together. To prepare 500 mL of solution, 1 level 5ml. medicine spoonful of powder from section A to 3 heaped spoonfuls of powder from section B; stir until dissolved.

Make available the solution following specific treatment for the condition indicated. The following doses are recommended; give two to three times daily. Miniature dogs, cats: 125ml. Small dogs: 250ml. Medium dogs: 500ml. Large dogs: 750ml.

Approximately 75% of dogs find Lectade palatable and will drink the solution voluntarily. Palatability for cats is variable. Lectade may also be administered orally via dosing syringe. Continue treatment for one to two days after the animal appears clinically recovered and is feeding normally.

Additional Information

Active Constituents

  • Glucose | undiluted - 44.61 g | diluted as “Lectade Solution” - 22.30 g/L
  • Glycine | undiluted - 6.18 g | diluted as “Lectade Solution” - 3.08 g/L
  • Citric Acid Monohydrate | undiluted - 0.48 g | diluted as “Lectade Solution” - 0.26 g/L
  • Potassium Citrate | undiluted - 0.12 g | diluted as “Lectade Solution” - 0.06 g/L
  • Potassium Phosphate Monobasic | undiluted - 4.08 g | diluted as “Lectade Solution” - 2.04 g/L
  • Sodium chloride | undiluted - 8.58 g | diluted as “Lectade Solution” - 4.28 g/L

Glucose and glycine are actively absorbed by the intestinal tract causing water and sodium to be absorbed simultaneously with these nutrients, ensuring a high degree of rehydration in scouring and dehydrated dogs and cats.

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