Antimicrobiral agents used in wild animals

Question 1

Antimicrobrial defintion

Answer 1

An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth. Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they act primarily against. For example, antibiotics are used against bacteria and antifungals are used against fungi.

Basically these ones are all for different infections

Question 2

Amikacin

Answer 2

Used to treat serious bacterial infections
For rodents
10-15 mg/kg SC, IM, IV q12h
For bats
20 mg/kg SC q24h

Question 3

antibiotic impregnated polymethlymethacrylate

Answer 3

widely used for prophylaxis or treatment of deep infections after total joint replacement. However, the effectiveness of antibiotic-loaded PMMA in preventing infections after arthroplasty is still controversial.

Question 4

Amikacin To make antibiotic impregnated polymethlymethacrylate beads

Answer 4

1.25 g/20 g methylmethacrylate

Question 5

Amoxicillan

Answer 5

Used to fight bacteria/infection esp respiratory infections
For rats, mice, squirrels, bats, raccoons, opossums, wild felids, canids; do not use in rabbits and certain species of rodents
10-20 mg/kg PO q8h

Question 6

amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (clavamox, zoetis)

Answer 6

Used to fight bacteria/infection esp respiratory infections
do not use in rabbits and certain species of rodents
FOr rats, mice, squirrels, bats, raccoons, opossums, wild felids, canids
13-22 mg/kg PO q8-12h

Question 7

ampicillin sodium/sulbactam (unsay, pfizer)

Answer 7

Used to fight bacteria/infection esp respiratory infections
stable for 3 days refregriated 3 months frozen

for infections susceptible to amoxiccilan/clavulanate in patients unable to receive oral doses

Question 8

ampicillin trihydrate

Answer 8

do not use in rabbits and certain species of rodents

for canids and felids
6.6 mg/kg SC, IM q12h

for rats, mice, squirrels, raccoons, opossums
20-30 mg/kg SC, IM, IV q8h

Question 9

IM and SC and PO

Answer 9

intramuscular and subcutaneous and oral administration

Question 10

azithromycin (Zithromax, pfizer)

Answer 10

for carnivores
5-10 mg/kg PO q24h x 3-5 days
for bats
20 mg/kg PO q24h

Question 11

cefazolin sodium

Answer 11

do not use in rabbits and rodents

carnivores
10-30 mg/kg SC, IM, IV q8h

Question 12

cezafolin sodium to make antibiotic imprganted polymethlymethacylate beads

Answer 12

2 g /20 g methlymethacrylate

Question 13

cefovecin (convenia, zoetis)

Answer 13

for carnivores: based on authors experience in raccoons, foxes, otters
8 mg/kg SC once, repeat in 10 days if indicated
for carnivores
25-30 mg/kg IM, IV q8h-12h

Question 14

ceftazidime

Answer 14

for carnivores

25-30 mg/kg IM, IV q8-q12h

Question 15

Ceftifur crystalline-free acid (exceed, zoetis

Answer 15

for carnivores

7mg/kg SC

Question 16

Cephalexin

Answer 16

Do not use in rabbits and certain species of rodents

for rats, mice, bats, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, wild felids, canids
22-60 mg/kg PO q6h-12h

Question 17

clindamycin

Answer 17

do not use in rabbits, rodents, and ruminants

for felids
11-33 mg/kg PO q24h
for carnivores
15-30 mg/kg PO q12h

Question 18

doxycycline

Answer 18

for rabbits and rodents
2.5-5 mg/kg PO q12h
for carnivores
5-10 mg/kg PO q12h

Question 19

enrofloxacin note

Answer 19

injectable may cause tissue necrosis; in general, more than one IM injection not advised; appears stable when compounded; dilute 1:10 to reduce irritation

Question 20

enrofloxacin

Answer 20

for felids/contraindicated in young, growing animals
5 mg/kg PO q24h
For rabbits, rodents
5-10 mg/kg PO, IM q12h
For canids/contraindicated in young, growing animals
5-20 mg/kg PO, IM, IV, q24h

Question 21

Metronidazole

Answer 21

for felids

10-15 mg/kg PO q12h

Question 22

penicillin G procaine

Answer 22

do not use in rabbits or rodents

for carnivores
20,000-40,000 IU/kg IV q6h or SC, IM q12h

Question 23

Piperacillin/tazobactam (zosyn, Wyeth)

Answer 23

for canids

50 mg/kg q8h

Question 24

trimethoprim/sulfadiazine (tribrissen, Schering-Plough)

Answer 24

for felids
15 mg/kg PO q12h
for canids, bats
15-30 mg/kg PO q12h

Question 25

Tylosin (tylan, elanco)

Answer 25

not recommended for use in rodents; injectable may cause tissue necrosis

for carnivores
10-40mg/kg Po q12h