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zithromax, how much water to it?

biscandmatt1

biscandmatt1

Wise Old Thumper
can someone help me with how to prepare the zithromax please. i have the 15ml box and it has a small bottle with powder. the vet mixed the first lot and i don't know how much water he added.

help please as matt needs it soon. thanks.
 
managed to get enough out of the old bottle so i can ring the vets tomorrow and ask how to mix it. i just thought it would be written on the label...but no. :roll:

the instructions are on the box, but i don't know if they're right for rabbits, or if that's the human dose, so didn't want to risk that.

matts so good having the medicine. he is such a good bunny. :love:
 
i'm sure its the same as on the box but i got my vet to mix it for me too as i'd hate to get things like that wrong! I thought the zithromax was amazing and it cured my headtilt bunny! out of interest what are you using it for? as is it working?
 
it says add 9ml of water to the powder and shake well. i did this and it didn't look right compared to the first bottle which the vets made up for me!

i just added a tiny bit more water and shook it again and it seems ok now. maybe a tad too much water but before that extra bit it was too gooey!

matt is on it for his snuffles. both bisc and matt were on penicillin injections and then i noticed matts nose looking a bit damp again so i took him back to the vets and he was chnaged onto the zithromax instead. bisc is still on the penicillin.

i think the zithromax is good actually. matt is back on track again now, so hopefully this suits him better than the penicillin. he's on a three month couse so hopefully this will be the right treatment for him this time.

glad your bunny got better with it. :)
 
By adding additional water the medication will become more dilute. I would inform your vet how much water has been added so that the correct dose can be worked out to ensure that a therapeutic dose is administered.
 
i phoned and asked the vet and he said to put a tiny bit more water and shake it again and it will be ok for matt. :)
 
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