Drug | Dosage |
Cephalosporins | |
Cephalexin | 20-30 mg/kg, BID |
Cephadroxil | Dogs: 20 mg/kg, BID Cats: 20 mg/kg, SID |
Cefaclor | 10-25 mg/kg, BID |
Penicillins | |
A moxicillin -clavulanate | 13.75 mg/kg, BID |
Oxacillin | 22 mg/kg, TID |
Fluoroquinolones | |
Enrofloxacin | 5 mg/kg, SID |
Marbofloxacin | 2 mg/kg, SID |
Orbifloxacin | 2.5 mg/kg, SID |
Sulfonamides | |
Trimethoprim-sulfadiazine | 15-30 mg/kg, BID |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 15-30 mg/kg, BID |
Macrolides and lincosamide | |
Erythromycin | 15-30 mg/kg, TID |
Clindamycin | Dogs: 10-20 mg/kg, bid Cats: 12.5-25 mg/kg, BID |
Lincomycin | 10-20 mg/kg, BID |
Dosages of Antifungal Medications | |
Drug | Dosage |
Griseofulvin | |
Microsize | 25-60 mg/kg, PO, BID |
Ultramicrosize | 2.5-15 mg/kg, PO, BID |
Ketoconazole | 10 mg/kg. PO, SID; 20 mg/kg, PO, every 48 hr |
Itraconazole | 5-10 mg/kg, PO, SID |
Fluconazole | 10-20 mg/kg, PO, BID |
Amphotericin
B |
Dogs: 0.25-0.75 mg/kg, IV, 3 times/wk to total cumulative dose of 4-8 mg/kg or until azotemia develops Cats: 0.1-0.25 mg/kg, IV, 3 times/wk to
cumulative dose of 4-6 mg/kg |
Flucytosine | 25-50 mg/kg, PO, tid-qid |
Potassium
iodinw |
Dogs: 40 mg/kg, PO, SID-BID with food Cats: 20 mg/kg, PO, SID-BID with food |
Dosage of Antihistamine Drugs | |
Drug | Dosage |
Diphenhydramine | 2-4 mg/kg, BID-TID |