Iron Hydrogenated Dextran Injection - 100 mL

Prevent and treat anemia due to iron deficiency in baby pigs with this 100 mL bottle of Iron Hydrogenated Dextran. For intramuscular injection only. Each mL of sterile solution contains 100 mg of elemental iron stabilized with a low molecular weight hydrogenated dextran and 0.5% phenol as a preservative.

Iron deficiency anemia occurs commonly in the suckling pig, often within the first few days following birth. As body size and blood volume increase rapidly from the first few days following birth, hemoglobin levels in the blood fall due to diminishing iron reserves which cannot be replaced adequately by iron in the sow’s milk.

Thus, the need for a readily available outside source of iron is apparent. Without this additional iron, many newborn pigs may develop anemia within the first few days of life. Anemia retards growth and lowers the body's defenses against disease; scours, pneumonia, and other conditions may develop. Death from anemia or infections may occur, sometimes destroying entire litters.

Dosage: For intramuscular injection only.

• For Prevention of iron deficiency anemia, administer 1 mL (100 mg iron) at 2 to 4 days of age
• For Treatment of iron deficiency anemia, administer 1 mL (100 mg iron). Treatment may be repeated in 10 days
• DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Disinfect the rubber stopper of vial & injection site with a cotton ball moistened with rubbing alcohol or another suitable disinfectant. Use a small needle (20 gauge, 5/8") and syringe that have been sterilized by boiling in water for 20 minutes. Injection should be made intramuscularly into the back of the ham. Apply tension to the skin at the injection site by pulling skin and fat downward with pressure from the thumb or fingers. Inject into the muscle to a depth of approximately 1/2". Use a clean, sterile needle and syringe for each pig to avoid spreading infection