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Old 09-05-2008, 06:48 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by MrsStraty View Post
Hello. You cannot convert milliliters to milligrams. Milliliters is a volume measure and milligrams is a mass equivalent. You can only convert volume equivalents with volume and mass equilavents with mass. You would have to figure it out using the dosage in milligrams.
If you take your estimate of 5 to 10 mg per pound and your dog weighs 4 lb 12 oz you would need to cut a 250 mg pill into 5 pieces for 10 mg per pound or 10 pieces for 5 mg per pound and that would be impossible to do accurately.
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