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Aluminum Hydroxide Powder USP, 1 oz $9.95
Aluminum Hydroxide Powder USP, 1 pound Jar $79.95
Aluminum Hydroxide 100 mg/mls, 30mls $19.95
Aluminum Hydroxide powder contains 1200 mg of Aluminum Hydroxide per teaspoon. Please note that this is not how
much a teaspoon of the powder will weigh since the powder is not 100% pure. To meet the US Pharmacopeia standard,
the powder must be a minimum of 76.5% pure. There are approximately 250 teaspoons of powder in the 1 pound jar of
Aluminum Hydroxide powder and approximately 15 teaspoons of powder per ounce.
Description
Aluminum Hydroxide is a phosphorus binder for cats and dogs with renal failure. Aluminum Hydroxide powder is the most
popular form of this medication and currently has an expiration of October 2017. Aluminum Hydroxide Capsules and
Suspension require a prescription. Aluminum Hydroxide powder does not require a prescription. The technical name of
Aluminum Hydroxide Powder is Dried Aluminum Hydroxide Gel Powder, USP. Aluminum Hydroxide suspension is sold in
multiples of 30 mls and expires 3 months from the date it is compounded. Aluminum Hydroxide capsules are sold
individually and expire in 1 year. Aluminum Hydroxide should be administered with food. This is a dose-to-effect
medication.
A 2001 study found that "...using protein-restricted kidney diet, in combination with oral phosphorus-binding agents in
those cats in which control of hyperphosphatemia [high phosphorus] and RHPTH [renal secondary hyperparathyroidism]
was not achieved by diet alone, resulted in more than doubling of average survival time from the commencement of
treatment
Phosphorus Values
(mg/dl)
Daily Dosage per kg / lb of body
weight
6 - 7.99
100 mg/kg or 50 mg/lb
8 - 9.99
200 mg/kg or 100 mg/lb
10 or Over
Higher - Consult Your Vet
Thus, a 10 lb cat with a phosphorus value of 7 would get a dose of about 500 mg of aluminum
hydroxide binder a day, with that dose divided between the cat's meals. A 10 lb. cat with a value of
9 would get 1000 mg of aluminum hydroxide binder, again with the dose divided between the cat's
meals.
It is always better to err on the side of giving a cat more rather than less binder, and ramping up the
dosage quickly if the cat is not responding to lower doses
Delivery: The binder must be in the cat's gut when food is being digested so that it can bind with
phosphorus before it's absorbed and carry it out of the cat's system. That's why dry food left out for
"as needed feeding" requires binder. Many mix portions of dry food with dried aluminum hydroxide
gel binder in a plastic "baggie" overnight - the binder is absorbed by the dry food and then can be
left out for the cat. Again, always better to err on the high side in binder dosage.
Folks using aluminum hydroxide dried gel powder often
recommend a set of mini-measuring spoons to parcel out
the exact dose The set includes five measures from 1/4
teaspoon to 1/64 teaspoon--a tad, a dash, a pinch, a
smidgen, and a drop -- and costs anywhere from $3 to
$6. You can find it at your local Bed, Bath and Beyond
or at a cooking shop or online at Amazon.com.