Antibiotics
| DRUG |
MANUFACTURER | CONCENTRATION | DOSE | ROUTE | DOSING | COMMENT |
| AMIGLYDE V (Amikacin) |
Aveco | 250 mg/ml | 10 - 15 mg/kg | IM | BID, TID | Patient must be well hydrated. May cause nephrotoxicity Broad spectrum. |
| BAYTRIL (Enrofloxacin) |
Miles | 22.7 mg/ml | 15 - 20 mg/kg *5mg/kg |
PO, IM, SQ | BID | Can be irritating to muscle. Broad spectrum |
| CEFA-DROPS (Cefadroxil) |
Aveco | 50 mg/ml | 100 mg/kg | PO | BID, TID | Broad-spectrum with low toxicity. Store up to 2 weeks in refrigerator. |
| CLAFORAN (Cefotaxime) |
Hoechst-Roussel | 300 mg/ml | 100 mg/kg *75-100 mg/kg |
IM | TID, QID | Broad spectrum with low toxicity. Store up to 10 days in refrigerator. |
| DOXYCYCLINE (Vibramycin monohydrate) |
Pfizer | 5 mg/ml | 25 mg/kg | PO | SID, BID | For Chlamydia |
| PIPERACIL (Piperacillin) |
Lederle | 400 mg/ml | 200 mg/kg *100-200mg/kg |
IM | BID, TID | Broad spectrum with low toxicity. Store up to 7 days in refrigerator. |
| TMS (Trimethoprim w/ Sulfamethoxazole) |
Rugby | 8 mg/ml | 16 - 24 mg/kg *8mg/kg |
PO | BID, TID | Can cause vomiting. Limited spectrum |
Antifungals
| DRUG | MANUFACTURER | CONCENTRATION | DOSE | ROUTE | DOSING | COMMENT |
| ANCOBON (Flucytosine) |
Roche | 125 mg/ml | 250 mg/kg *20-50mg/kg *50-250mg/ kg of feed |
PO | BID for 21 days | 1 capsule/ 4 cc H2O/KY jelly mixture For Aspergillosis and candidiasis Toxic to bone marrow. |
| DIFLUCAN (Fluconazole) |
Roerig | 5 mg/cc | 4 mg/kg *2-5 mg/kg |
PO | SID | For Aspergillosis and candidiasis. May cause regurgitation. |
| FUNGIZONE (Amphoteracin B) |
Squibb | 5 mg/ml | 1 - 1.5 mg/kg | IV, IT | BID for 3 days | For Aspergillosis. Store up to 7 days in refrigerator. Nephrotoxic. |
| NIZORAL (Ketoconazole) |
Janssen | 5 mg/ml | 20 mg/kg *20-30 mg/kg |
PO | BID | 1/4 tablet in 10 cc Gatorade H2O. For Candidiasis. Works upon absorption. |
| NYSTATIN (Mycostatin) |
Rugby | 100,000 units/ml | 1 ml/ 300 gm | PO | BID, TID | 0.33 per 100 gm Not absorbed - works on contact. |
Miscellaneous
| DRUG | MANUFACTURER | CONCENTRATION | DOSE | ROUTE | DOSING | COMMENT |
| ALLOPURINOL | Geneva | 100 mg/tablet | 1 cc/ 400 gm | PO | BID | Xanthine oxidase inhibitor. For treatment of uricemia. |
| AMINOPHYLLINE | Elkins Sinn | 25 mg/ml | 10 mg/kg | IM, IV, SQ | as needed | Broncodialator. |
| BANAMINE (Flunixin) |
Schering-Plough | 50 mg/ml | 5 mg/kg *1-10 mg/kg |
IM | BID, TID | Analgesic and anti-inflammatory. Antipyretic. |
| DARAPRIM (Pyrimethamine) |
Burroughs Wellcome | 25 mg/tablet | 0.5 mg/kg | PO | BID for 2 - 4 days, then ½ dose for 30 days | 1 tablet/ 10 cc H2O/KY jelly mixture. For Sarcocystis. |
| DEX SP (Dexamethasone sodium phosphate) |
Burns | 4 mg/ml | 0.1 cc/ 100 gm | IM, IV | as needed | For treatment of shock, trauma, and certain inflammations. |
| FUROSEMIDE | Burns | 50 mg/ml | 0.5 mg/ 300 gm *0.15-2 mg/kg |
IM | BID | 0.0016 mg/gm for Sarcocystis. Diuretic |
| REGLAN (Metoclopramide hydrochloride) |
A. H. Robins | 5 mg/ml | 0.2 - 0.4 mg/kg *0.5 mg/kg |
IM, IV, SQ | TID, QID | For stimulating gastrointestinal motility. |
| VITAMIN C (Sodium Ascorbate) |
Burns | 250 mg/ml | 250 mg/lb *20-40 mg/kg |
PO | BID | For yeast control. (experimental) |
| VITAMIN K (Phytonadione) |
Bimeda | 10 mg/ml | 2 mg/kg *0.2-2.5 mg/kg |
IM | as needed | Involved in blood clotting. |
Anthelmintics
| DRUG | MANUFACTURER | CONCENTRATION | DOSE | ROUTE | DOSING | COMMENT |
| DRONCIT (Praziquantel) |
Haver | 23 mg/tablet | 0.1 cc/ 350 gm *10-20 mg/kg *9 mg/kg |
PO | once, repeat in 10 - 14 days | For tapeworms. |
| IVOMEC (Ivermectin) |
Merck | 10 mg/ml | 20 ug/kg *200 ug/kg |
IM | once, repeat in 10 - 14 days | For some nematodes, coccidia, mites, and lice |
| PANACUR (Fenbendazole) |
Hoechst-Roussel | suspension | 30 mg/kg *20-50 mg/kg |
PO | SID for 3 days | For ascarids, capillaria, microfilaria and flukes. |
| NEMEX II (Pyrantel panoate) |
Pfizer | 4.5 mg/ml | 4.5 mg/kg | PO | once, repeat in 10 - 14 days | For intestinal nematodes. |
