How often does cats use oxytocin? oxytocin is a hormone, which is a highly active substance that is normally secreted by the body. If artificially injected from the external environment, it interferes with the original hormone secretion in the body, which will cause endocrine disorders, and the hormones have a negative feedback regulation. Next, the editor will introduce the usage and dosage of cat hysterosin for you in detail!
Usage and dosage of cat hysterosin:
1. You must master the opportunity to use hysterosin for midwifery. When using hysterosin for female cats, you must use it when the female cat has a normal birth (5 previous fetal delivery is an example), the hand touching position is normal, and it has not given birth for more than 30 minutes, or when the productivity is obviously insufficient in the later stage of delivery, it is recommended to use 0.15ml-0.25ml (the weight of different breeds has slightly different usage).
2. Since oxytocin only works in a short period of time, that is, the half-life is short, according to the uterine contraction and fetal discharge, it is possible to consider reuse once every 1-2 hours apart.
3. Oxycin must be given in small doses, 0.1-0.15ml at one time, and 0.1-0.15ml after half an hour interval.
Small doses of uterine contraction can stimulate rhythmic contraction of the uterus and prevent paralysis and other phenomena.
4. Generally, the injection must be started until about 3 births, which is beneficial to the lack of uterine contractility in the later stage of the female cat. You can also feed the female cats canned fluids during the production gap, which helps to restore physical strength.
What issues should be paid attention to when using oxytocin?
1. When this product is combined with ergot preparations (uterine contraction drugs, mainly used for postpartum uterine weakness) - ergotrine, it will enhance the uterine contraction effect; when used at the same time with adrenaline, morphine, etc., it will weaken the uterine contraction effect.
2. If intravenous infusion is used, the female cat can quickly develop a lactation effect, but the duration is not long.
3. The oxytocin must be slow during injection, otherwise it will cause discomfort in the female cat, such as vomiting.
What are the dangers of improper use of oxytocin?
1. Large doses will cause the uterus to contract strongly and amniotic fluid to flow out in large quantities, causing dry birth canals and not to produce them. In severe cases, the kitten's umbilical cord will be squeezed and torn and broken, resulting in a significant increase in weak or stillbirth, and it is likely to cause placenta retention.
2. Excessive dose can easily cause a large amount of colostrum to flow out, which contains a large amount of maternal antibodies (immunoglobulin). If the kittens do not eat enough colostrum, it will cause the kittens to lose their resistance and reduce their survival rate. Common ones are like diarrhea in newborn kittens.
3. Improper use of oxytocin significantly increases the pain in the female cat.
When using oxytocin during the delivery process of female cats, you will find that the female cat trembles. This is not all the responsibility for uterine contraction. In many cases, it is a pain in the female cat, and this can easily lead to postpartum uterine inflammation and slow body recovery.
4. Improper use of oxytocin can easily cause malignant edema in the uterus and birth canal, causing lochia, seborrhea and stillbirth to remain in the uterus of the female cat after delivery and cannot be excreted normally.
So in actual delivery, some female cats will still produce fetuses after using oxytocin 3-7 days (stillborn babies are more common).
5. Oxycin is prohibited when a female cat is in a birth canal obstruction, fetal position is irregular, pelvic stenosis and the cervix is not open. If used, it may easily cause uterine rupture or prolapse.
6. High-dose oxytocin strongly stimulates the uterine smooth muscles, which can cause smooth muscle paralysis, stiffness, and eventually lead to muscle weakness and difficult labor, and even uterine rupture.