Usual Dose and Administration Varies on condition. Please contact your veterinarian. Other less commonly seen effects are nausea, vomiting, pulmonary edema , dizziness, headache, and heart disorders. Do not use in patients who suffer from severe dehydration, bleeding in the brain, or certain lung diseases. The patient must have some kidney function with urine output for this drug to work and to be used.
Close monitoring is essential.
Drug or Food Interactions Mannitol may increase the kidney excretion of lithium. Use of mannitol concurrently with blood products requires certain precautions to prevent agglutination of the blood. No known food interactions. In an overdose, excessive excretion of sodium, potassium and chloride in the urine may cause fluid build up in the lungs. Contact your veterinarian or the Animal Poison Control Center if you think your pet may have accidentally received or been given an overdose of the medication.