Search results
Horses. Ceftiofur sodium (Naxcel®) Adults: 2.2-4.4mg/kg IM q24h (not exceeding 10d of treatment) Foals: 10mg/kg IM, IV, or SQ q6-12h (extra-label use) AS CRI: 2.2mg/kg IV once, followed by 12 mcg/kg/min. Ceftiofur crystalline free acid (Excede®) For Streptococcus zooepidemicus: 6.6mg/kg IM at 0 and 96h.
3 cze 2021 · It is essential that highest priority critically important antimicrobials such as ceftiofur, enrofloxacin, rifampicin and polymyxin B are used prudently in horses and ideally based on culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST).
2 lut 2023 · One study examined rates of diarrhoea in four groups of horses undergoing treatment with ceftiofur sodium (2.2 mg/kg, im, every 24 h): healthy horses (n = 30, compared with placebo treatment), recently transported horses with respiratory signs (n = 16, compared with procaine penicillin treatment), horses with Strangles (Streptococcus equi ssp ...
Readers are provided with recommendations that encourage appropriate use of ceftiofur, citing the evidence available in horses. Keywords: antibiotic; antimicrobial resistance; cephalosporin; horse; prescribing practices.
6 paź 2020 · Equine veterinarians rely on antimicrobials as an essential tool for the treatment of infections in horses, but there is much criticism of some use, particularly prophylaxis. While the appropriate use of antimicrobials can be justified in equine medicine, the misuse cannot.
Some of the more common oral antibiotics in horses include trimethoprim sulfa, metronidazole, enrofloxacin, and chloramphenicol. Trimethoprim sulfa (SMZ, TMS, sulfa tabs) is an antibiotic which has a broad spectrum of activity against a variety of bacteria.
1.1–-2.2 mg/kg, IM or SC, q 24 h for 3–5 days. Acute postpartum metritis: 2.2 mg/kg, IM or SC (2 mL sterile suspension per 45 kg [100 lb]), daily q 24 h for 5 consecutive days. Do not inject more than >15 mL per injection site).
