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• Long-course, high-dose antibiotics (eg, clindamycin, 50–75 mg/cat PO Q 12 H for 3–4 months) may be used to manage chronic “snufflers.”• Oral prednisone may help in cases of lymphocytic–plasmacytic inflammation.
document contains guidelines for the treatment of bacterial causes of feline upper respiratory tract disease (URTD), canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC; previously known as canine infec-tious tracheobronchitis or kennel cough complex), bronchitis, pneumonia, and pyothorax that were final-ized in 2016 by the Antimicrobial Guidel...
5 maj 2023 · Oral decongestants: 2 to 4 mg/kg diphenhydramine given orally, as needed. A few cats seem to derive long-term benefit from a single low dose given every three to four days. Aqueous Tris-EDTA: delivered as nose drops (one ‘squirt’ to each nostril twice daily) to disrupt bacterial biofilms and improve antibiotic responsiveness.
The recommended dose is 5 mg/kg, PO, q12h or 10 mg/kg, PO, q24 (Lappin et al., 2017). Oxytetracycline or chlortetracycline ophthalmic ointment can be used q6h in addition to topical treatment.
Anecdotally, gentamicin eye drops appear to be a good choice, although they are no longer available in a veterinary licensed preparation. A suggested dose is one ‘squirt’ delivered to each nostril once or twice daily for three weeks. Some cats will tolerate this approach well but others will not, and for these
Feline viral rhinitis with or without secondary bacterial infection can be recurrent. There are no consistently effective primary therapies. For FHV-1, lysine at 250-500 mg, PO, once or twice may be helpful in some cats lessening recurrent disease and has been shown to be safe but should
If you suspect your cat is suffering from rhinitis, be sure to take them to the vet for a thorough examination. Although rhinitis is common in cats, it is important to determine what is causing your cat’s symptoms so their condition can be treated and managed.
