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Baytril
Baytril
(Manufactured by: BAYER INC., BAYER HEALTHCARE, ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION)
Dose: 50mg
Quantity: 100 tabs
Price: $129.50 USD
Description of Baytril
Uses
Enrofloxacin is a synthetic, broad spectrum antimicrobial substance, belonging to the fluoroquinolone group of antibiotics. It is bactericidal in action and effective against many gram positive and gram negative bacteria and mycoplasmas.
The product is for use in dogs and cats in the treatment of bacterial infections of the alimentary, respiratory and urogenital tracts, skin, secondary wound infections and otitis externa where clinical experience, supported where possible by sensitivity testing of the causal organism, indicates enrofloxacin as the drug of choice.
Dosage and Administration
Dogs and Cats
The dose rate of enrofloxacin is 5 mg/kg given orally once daily or as a divided dose twice daily for 3 to 10 days with or without food. Treatment may be initiated with Baytril 5% Solution for Injection or Baytril 2.5% Solution for Injection and maintained with the tablets.
The daily dose is achieved as follows:
Cats and small dogs: Baytril 15 mg – 1 tablet per 3 kg bodyweight
Medium dogs: Baytril 50 mg – 1 tablet per 10 kg bodyweight
Large dogs: Baytril 150 mg – 1 tablet per 30 kg bodyweight
Use during pregnancy and lactation
There is no restriction on the use of this product during pregnancy and lactation.
Contra-indications
Do not exceed the recommended dose. In accidental overdosage vomiting, diarrhoea, and CNS/behavioural changes may occur. There is no antidote and treatment should be symptomatic.
In cats, retinotoxic effects including blindness can occur when the recommended dose is exceeded.
Not for use in dogs less than 1 year of age or in exceptionally large breeds of dog with a longer growth period under 18 months of age, as articular cartilage may be affected during the period of rapid growth.
Not recommended for use in cats less than 8 weeks of age.
The product should not be used for prophylaxis.
Pharmaceutical Precautions
Do not store above 25°C.
Store in a dry place.
Unused product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with current practice for pharmaceutical waste under national waste disposal regulations.
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