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Prescription items are NON-RETURNABLE and NON REFUNDABLE Overview of Atropine for Dogs and Cats Atropine is administered to block the effect of certain nervous system impulses (acetylcholine) on receptors throughout the body. In animals, like dogs and cats, it is most often used when an animal is undergoing anesthesia for surgery to block the undesirable effects of nervous system stimulation. The involuntary nervous system is divided into the sympathetic (flight or fight response) and parasympathetic branches. In general, these two systems oppose each other. When stimulated, the sympathetic system increases heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac activity. The pupils dilate and gastrointestinal function reduces. The parasympathetic system, working largely through a nerve called the vagus nerve, slows heart rate, reduces blood pressure, and stimulates gastrointestinal function, salivation, and digestion. Cells contain targets, called receptors, that are stimulated by chemicals released from nerves. In the parasympathetic system, the chemical transmitter released by nerves is acetylcholine and the receptors are called muscarinic receptors. Atropine blocks the muscarinic receptor and thereby inhibits the effect of acetylcholine, reducing the parasympathetic activity of this chemical. Therefore, atropine belongs to the class of drugs known as anti-muscarinic agents. Sometimes they are also called anti-cholinergics or parasympatholytics, terms that also describe the actions. When the muscarinic part of the parasympathetic nervous system is blocked, the sympathetic system becomes more prominent. Atropine is a prescription drug and can only be obtained from a veterinarian or by prescription from a veterinarian. Brand Names and Other Names of ??? Atropine This drug is regist 012176-100 354925063108