abstract |
An aqueous veterinary composition comprises: not less than 300 parts of sodium ions; 10 to 15 parts of potassium ions; not less than 95 parts of chloride ions; 200 to 400 parts of bicarbonate ions and / or one or more metabolic precursors thereof such as acetate, lactate or citrate; 0.1 to 1.0 parts of magnesium ions, 5 to 15 parts (additional) of citrate ions, and not more than 1000 parts of dextrose, the composition having a total osmolarity of 1100 to 2400 mOsmoll-1, preferably of the order of 1600 mOsmoll-1, and being useful in the treatment of shocks by intravenous injection. |