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LINKS - Actigall® / Ursodiol


Talishan's excellent summary, from this thread:


PROTOCOL #1, from Dr. Ella Ahearn, Animal Hospital of Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Georgia:

• Mix 1 300 mg capsule in 4 mL of liquid. Administer 0.25 cc's of this once a day for 4 days.
  
  After that, administer 0.15 cc's of this daily.

PROTOCOL #2, from Vicki of Jack Pine Guinea Pig Rescue's vet:

http://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1237793#1237793

• Mix one 300 mg capsule Actigall/Ursodiol with 2cc liquid.
  Give 1/2 cc (.5 cc) once daily for 8 days.
  
  Then mix one 300 mg capsule Actigall/Ursodiol with 4cc liquid.
  Give 1/2 cc (.5 cc) once daily for a 1-2 months or until stone or sludge is confirmed gone by X-ray.
  
  After that administer lower (weaker) dose once every other day indefinitely if it seems to have helped.

PROTOCOL #2 was also used successfully by Dr. Ridgeway for Pigginess' Valentine:

http://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1427912#1427912

• Dr. Ridgeway writes:
  "The dosage we used was:
  Mix one 300 mg capsule of Ursodiol (Actigall®) with 2 mls of mixing liquid, give 0.5 cc orally one time a day for 8 days.
  
  Then mix one 300 mg capsule of Ursodiol (Actigall®) with 4 mls of mixing liquid, give 0.5 cc orally daily for 1 – 2 months.
  
  Sincerely,
  William V. Ridgeway, Jr., D.V.M.
  Long Beach Animal Hospital, Inc.
  3816 E. Anaheim Street
  Long Beach, CA 90804-4005"

PROTOCOL #3, from Dr. Miller for TwoWhitePiggies and TWP_2's Henry:

http://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1462369#1462369

• Henry started out on 0.5 mL of a 150 mg/mL compound for eight days.
  
  After that, he has been on a maintenance dose of 0.5 mL of a 75 mg/ML compound once a day.

I am assuming all protocols are using a 300 mg ursodiol capsule. This contains a powder that readily mixes with water.



Actigall Threads:

• Actigall question
  New thread for questions about using Actigall long-term.
  
  
• Valentine's Thread
  Pigginess updated Valentine's thread with Dr. R's observations about Actigall. Includes Valentine's x-rays.
  
  
• Baby Beast's Thread
  Baby Beast, a young female, had good results with Actigall and Shilintong.

Some results have been mixed:

• Henry's Thread
  Grandpa Henry tried Actigall to dissolve a large bladder stone, at nine years old. The stone did not appear to change.
  
  
• Ozzy's Med Thread
  Ozzy recently had a trial of Actigall to dissolve a large bladder stone. The Actigall did not seem to help his situation.
  
  
• Heart meds for heart murmer?
  Discussion of Actigall on Chester's thread.
  
  
• Ketoprofen for pain by mouth ok?
  Recent Actigall questions.