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How often does depocillin need to be given to be effective?
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
It depends on what it is being used to treat.
It is usually given every 2 or 3 days for bacterial infection. In exceptional cases it can be given daily, but this significantly increases the risk of associated gut problems.
Duration of course will be dependent on what is being treated.
To treat Treponematosis (Syphillis) it is generally given once a week for at least three weeks. But I believe some Vets prescribe a total of 6 injections every 2-3 days.
Thanks for your help on this Jane. Sunny is sneezing since the injection,where as he wasn't before.
So giving a injection for pasturella infection every week isn't really going to be effective?
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
In my experience no.
My Vet usually prescribes once every other day at first then once every three days. The duration of treatment can be months rather than weeks. But as I said, each case will be unique.
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
This is due to the additional 'hit' coming from the eye drops which gets to <insert name of area that joins the tear ducts towards the nasal area which the vet told me but i was too tired to interpret>.
These are being given at home, to reduce the stress of trips to the vet, which in turn can make pasteurella worse by my understanding.
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abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
I guess it really depends on the severity of the infection...pasteurella infections of the respiratory system can range from just being a bit snotty, to having internal abscesses eating away at the bone.
lilbun
Warren Veteran
Thanks for all the information on this. I haven't had depocillin used before for pasturella only baytril and ronanxon i think it was called.
