Animalcare launches two products

The Ripon firm said Sedastart is a sedative to be given to cats and dogs by injection before a general anaesthetic or minor procedures such as stitching, radiography and nail clipping, in order to calm the animal.

Sedastop, also administered by injection, is given to the animal after a procedure or operation to reverse the sedative effects of Sedastart and revive the patient more quickly. The two products can be used together or as standalone products.

Animalcare received approval from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate and the Irish Medicines Board on April 27.

It said the new products complement its existing range of analgesia and anaesthesia products and can be used alongside Buprecare, its analgesic used on dogs and cats. The launch of Sedastart and Sedastop follows the launches of Cephacare, Buprecare and Benazecare in the UK and on mainland Europe.

Stephen Wildridge, chief executive of Animalcare, “We are very pleased to be able to add Sedastart and Sedastop to our range of analgesics and anaesthetics, an area of strength for our business.

“Animalcare continues to actively look at new products to add to its range in order to offer its customers a greater range of effective therapies at competitive prices and we expect to launch at least two more new products before the end of 2011.”

Last year Animalcare sold livestock tagging business Ritchey in Masham and Fearing International in Northampton to Tru-Test UK, a subsidiary of Tru-Test, a New Zealand agricultural technology company