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Weight to Body Surface Area Conversion for Dogs

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Body wt (kg)	BSA (m²)	Body wt (kg)	BSA (m²)
0.5	0.064	26	0.886
1.0	0.101	27	0.909
1.5	0.132	28	0.931
2.0	0.160	29	0.953
2.5	0.186	30	0.975
3.0	0.210	31	0.997
3.5	0.233	32	1.018
4.0	0.255	33	1.039
4.5	0.275	34	1.060
5	0.295	35	1.081
6	0.333	36	1.101
7	0.370	37	1.121
8	0.404	38	1.142
9	0.437	39	1.162
10	0.469	40	1.181
11	0.500	41	1.201
12	0.529	42	1.220
13	0.558	43	1.240
14	0.587	44	1.259
15	0.614	45	1.278
16	0.641	46	1.297
17	0.668	47	1.315
18	0.694	48	1.334
19	0.719	49	1.352
20	0.744	50	1.371
21	0.769	51	1.389
22	0.793	52	1.407
23	0.817	53	1.425
24	0.840	54	1.443
25	0.864	55	1.461
Note: body surface area (BSA) in square meters = K × (body wt in grams^2/3) × 10^-4
K = constant (10.1 for dogs)