title: Phenylpropanolamine: an alpha-adrenergic agent for the management of urinary incontinence in the bitch associated with urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence.
abstract: Ten bitches with urinary incontinence due to incompetence of the urethral sphincter mechanism were treated with phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride at a dose of either 1 mg/kg orally three times daily or 2 mg/kg orally once daily in a prolonged release formulation. The signs of incontinence resolved in all the bitches, and improvements were maintained over periods ranging from one to more than two years, except in one bitch which became refractory to treatment after three months. One bitch which was inadvertently treated at a dose rate of 2.5 mg/kg showed signs of lethargy and inappetence but returned to normal when the dose rate was reduced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Pomeroy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D010665:Phenylpropanolamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D010665:Phenylpropanolamine