Dogs, Cats:
Severe metabolic acidosis: mmol NaHCO3 required = base deficit × 0.5 × body weight (kg) (0.3 is
recommended instead of 0.5 in some references).
Give half the dose slowly over 3–4 hours, recheck blood gases and clinically re-evaluate the patient.
Avoid over- alkalinization. Adjunctive therapy of hypercalcaemia: 0.5–1 mmol Sodium bicarbonate/kg i.v. over 30 min. Adjunctive therapy of hyperkalaemia: 1–2 mmol Sodium bicarbonate/kg i.v. over 30 min. dogs: 50 - 250 ml carbosoda/animal.