Yes, but it is may interact
with atenolol, cimetidine, cyclosporine, digoxin, propranolol, quinidine, ranitidine and theophylline Use with care in animals also receiving other potent cardiovascular drugs (ex.
Drugs other than those listed may also interact
with atenolol.
Tell your veterinarian if your pet is being given any prescription or over-the-counter medicines, as they may interact
with Atenolol.
Mexiletine is often given along
with atenolol.
Not exact matches
Beta blockers, such as metoprolol,
atenolol, and propranolol; antidepressants like amitryptiline, doxepin, paroxetine (Paxil), and trazodone, thought nearly all antidepressants have been associated
with weight gain in some people; Lyrica for fibromyalgia and pain; and insulin.
Feline: Impact on Activity, Quality of Life and Cardiac Biomarkers in Cats
with Apparently Asymptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Before and After
Atenolol D09FE - 007, Teresa C. DeFrancesco, Grant Amount: $ 32,384
Atenolol should be given
with lots of water.
Atenolol can be given
with or without food.
Gus has been on
atenolol ever since he was diagnosed
with the problem when I brought him home at 6 weeks.
Atenolol should only be used
with caution as indicated it may cause a worsening of the heart condition.
As
with all prescribed medicines,
atenolol should only be given to the dog / cat for which it was prescribed.
Some veterinary schools suggest that pets
with this problem can be helped drugs like
atenolol that lower blood pressure.
Atenolol was also found to decrease heart rate, heart murmur grade, and to a lesser degree, ventricular ectopy, in cats
with subclinical HCM.
Given the promise
atenolol has shown in improvement of cardiac function in this small population of cats
with subclinical HCM, additional studies in cats
with more severe or clinically evident disease are warranted.
As only cats
with mild subclinical HCM were included in the study it is unknown if
atenolol adminstration also positively affects cardiac function parameters in cats
with more severe HCM or actual clinically evident heart disease.
Some dogs may be treated
with beta - adrenergic blockers (e.g.
atenolol) either
with or without the balloon valvuloplasty.