Flunixin Meglumine Injection is used to reduce pain and inflammation and control fever in many animals such as cats, cattle, dogs, goats, horses. poultry, sheep and swine. It relieves symptoms associated with conditions such as bovine respiratory disease, endotoxemia, or acute mastitis. It is also used to treat musculoskeletal pain and visceral pain associated with colic.
By inhibiting cyclooxygenase, Flunixin Meglumine reduces prostaglandin synthesis, thereby reducing inflammatory responses, relieving pain, and lowering body temperature. Prostaglandins are important mediators of inflammation, pain, and fever, and by inhibiting their production, Flunixin Meglumine is effective in controlling the symptoms of inflammatory diseases.
What is the role of Flunixin Meglumine Injection in cattle?
1.Anti-inflammatory and analgesic for inflammation
Flunixin meglumine is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) whose main function is to reduce inflammatory reactions by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis. For cattle farms, this drug excels in treating acute inflammation, respiratory infections, and musculoskeletal injuries in cattle. Especially when cattle are experiencing high fevers, pain or inflammation, injections of flunixin meglumine can quickly lower body temperature, relieve pain, and improve appetite and mental status.
2.Improve overall herd health
In a high-intensity feeding environment, cattle are susceptible to stress reactions, such as transportation, change of season, vaccination, etc., which can trigger stress reactions in the herd, which in turn leads to a decline in immunity. Flunixin meglumine injection not only reduces the stress reaction, but also synergizes with other medications to enhance immunity, helping cattle better adapt to various feeding environments and reducing the impact of stress on health.
Precaution
-Avoid prolonged use: although flunixin meglumine has a significant anti-inflammatory effect, prolonged use may trigger gastrointestinal ulcers, kidney damage and other side effects. Therefore, the dosing cycle should be controlled according to veterinary advice.
-Contraindications for compounding with other drugs: flunixin meglumine should not be used concurrently with other NSAIDs to avoid causing gastrointestinal adverse reactions. At the same time, renal insufficiency of cattle should be used with caution or avoid the use of such drugs.
-Dormant period: The dormant period of flunixin meglumine is 4 days before it is used in cattle for slaughter. The use of this drug should be avoided in the lactation period of cows to prevent drug residues from entering the milk.
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