From:
Debi Christy
Date: 2001-11-04 06:30:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Respiratory Infections
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Lorelei Whitney, M.H., C.N.C"
<beyourown@e...> wrote:
> Could anyone tell me what the antibiotic of choice would be to
treat
> respiratory infections in ferrets. If Amoxi Suspension was
prescribed
> what is the common dosage for a ferts weight in pounds.
>
The Amoxi-Drop insert says "5mg/lb for dogs, twice daily" and "5-
10mg/lb once daily for cats" and is stated to be a recommended
antibiotic for respiratory infections in cats & dogs.
More practically, our vet generally rounds off the dosage for ferrets
as:
0.2ml (of suspension mixed as directed to 50mg per ml of suspension)
for small (1 - 2 lbs) ferrets and 0.25ml for heavier ferrets, given
twice daily.
The vets here can probably be a little more specific than that,
though.
Debi Christy
Ferrets First Foster Home
http://www.geocities.com/ferretsfirst