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Question 66

The label on a bottle of pet vitamins lists dosage guidelines what dosage would you give to each of these animals ?
(a) a 18 kg adult dog (b) a 6 kg cat
(c) a 18 kg pregnant dog
- Do good pet vitamins
- Adult dogs:

$\frac{1}{2}$ tsp (tea spoon full) per 9 kg body weight
-Puppies, pregnant dogs, or nursing dogs:
$\frac{1}{2}$ tsp per 4.5 kg body weight
- Cats:

$\frac{1}{4}$ tsp per 1 kg body weight

Answer 1

Dosage prescribed for a adult dog is $\frac{1}{2}$ tsp per 9 kg body weight.
$\therefore$ For a 18 kg adult dog, dosage =
$=\frac{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}{9}\times 18=\frac{1}{2\times 9}\times 18$
$=\frac{1}{18}\times 18=1tsp$
(b) For a 6 kg cat, dosage $=\frac{\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}{1}\times 6=\frac{1}{4}\times 6tsp$
$=\frac{6}{4}=\frac{3}{2}tsp=1\frac{1}{2}tsp$
(c) Dosage prescribed for pergnant dog is $\frac{1}{2}$ tsp per 4.5 kg body weight.
therefore for a 18 kg pregnant dog, dosage
$=\frac{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}{4.5}\times 18$
$=\frac{1}{2\times 4.5}\times 18=\frac{1}{9}\times 18=\frac{18}{9}tsp=2tsp$