DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:
For oral administration only. To ensure a correct dose, bodyweight should be determined as accurately as possible.
Dose: The following table is intended as a guide to dispensing the product at the standard dose rate of 12.5 mg/kg twice daily.
|
Bodyweight
|
Number of tablets per dose twice daily
|
|
kg
|
50mg
|
250mg
|
500mg
|
|
1-2
|
½
|
-
|
-
|
|
3-5
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
6-9
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
10-13
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
|
14-18
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
|
19-25
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
26-35
|
-
|
1½
|
-
|
|
36-49
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
|
50-60
|
-
|
3
|
1½
|
|
61-80
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
The product is effective against Klebsiella infections found in veterinary practice, but it is not indicated for cases involving Pseudomonas species.
Duration of therapy:
The majority of routine cases respond to between 5 and 7 days therapy. In chronic or refractory cases, a longer course of therapy may be required e.g. chronic skin disease 10 – 20 days, chronic cystitis 10 – 28 days, respiratory disease 8 – 10 days. Refractory cases particularly of the respiratory tract, have shown improved cure rates by doubling the dose to 25 mg/kg bodyweight twice daily.
The tablets should be administered directly into the mouth.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
Do not use in animals known to be hypersensitive to penicillins.
Do not use in rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters or gerbils. Caution is advised in their use in any other small herbivores.
