Antimicrobiral agents used in wild animals Flashcards
Antimicrobrial defintion
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
Amikacin
Used to treat serious bacterial infections For rodents 10-15 mg/kg SC, IM, IV q12h For bats 20 mg/kg SC q24h
antibiotic impregnated polymethlymethacrylate
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.
Amikacin To make antibiotic impregnated polymethlymethacrylate beads
1.25 g/20 g methylmethacrylate
Amoxicillan
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
amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (clavamox, zoetis)
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
ampicillin sodium/sulbactam (unsay, pfizer)
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
ampicillin trihydrate
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
IM and SC and PO
intramuscular and subcutaneous and oral administration
azithromycin (Zithromax, pfizer)
for carnivores
5-10 mg/kg PO q24h x 3-5 days
for bats
20 mg/kg PO q24h
cefazolin sodium
do not use in rabbits and rodents
carnivores
10-30 mg/kg SC, IM, IV q8h
cezafolin sodium to make antibiotic imprganted polymethlymethacylate beads
2 g /20 g methlymethacrylate
cefovecin (convenia, zoetis)
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
ceftazidime
for carnivores
25-30 mg/kg IM, IV q8-q12h
Ceftifur crystalline-free acid (exceed, zoetis
for carnivores
7mg/kg SC
Cephalexin
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
clindamycin
do not use in rabbits, rodents, and ruminants
for felids
11-33 mg/kg PO q24h
for carnivores
15-30 mg/kg PO q12h
doxycycline
for rabbits and rodents
2.5-5 mg/kg PO q12h
for carnivores
5-10 mg/kg PO q12h
enrofloxacin note
injectable may cause tissue necrosis; in general, more than one IM injection not advised; appears stable when compounded; dilute 1:10 to reduce irritation
enrofloxacin
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
Metronidazole
for felids
10-15 mg/kg PO q12h
penicillin G procaine
do not use in rabbits or rodents
for carnivores
20,000-40,000 IU/kg IV q6h or SC, IM q12h
Piperacillin/tazobactam (zosyn, Wyeth)
for canids
50 mg/kg q8h
trimethoprim/sulfadiazine (tribrissen, Schering-Plough)
for felids
15 mg/kg PO q12h
for canids, bats
15-30 mg/kg PO q12h
