Drug doses for dogs and cats are known to scale with their surface area S. When body mass W is measured in kilograms, then surface area S in square meters is given by S=K* W ^(2/3)/(100), where for dogs K=10.1 and for cats K-10.4. Further, when converting human drug doses of an average adult to pet drug doses, this formula is used: pet's drug dose =pet's S/(1.73) * human adult drug dose Calculate the drug dose (rounded to the nearest milligram) that you would give your dog or car of the indicated weight.

50 mg of an anticoagulant and your cat weighs 4.8kg.

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Drug doses for dogs and cats are known to scale with their surface area S. When body mass W is measured in kilograms, then surface area S in square meters is given by S=K* W ^(2/3)/(100), where for dogs K=10.1 and for cats K-10.4. Further, when converting human drug doses of an average adult to pet drug doses, this formula is used: pet's drug dose =pet's S/(1.73) * human adult drug dose Calculate the drug dose (rounded to the nearest milligram) that you would give your dog or car of the indicated weight. 

50 mg of an anticoagulant and your cat weighs 4.8kg.

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