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Syphilis and penicillin

Jbun

Jbun

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I know someone in the UK that has a pet rabbit with syphilis and they just want to make sure that their vet is treating it properly. I'm in the US and we treat it using long acting bicillin, but I believe that this isn't available in the UK, so I was unsure what exactly is the recommended treatment there. I believe depocillin is what is being used for this rabbit, once a week for 3 weeks, but from what I could find out about it, it sounded like it might be a short acting pen, so wouldn't it need to be given everyday for a shorter period?
 
Jbun said:
I know someone in the UK that has a pet rabbit with syphilis and they just want to make sure that their vet is treating it properly. I'm in the US and we treat it using long acting bicillin, but I believe that this isn't available in the UK, so I was unsure what exactly is the recommended treatment there. I believe depocillin is what is being used for this rabbit, once a week for 3 weeks, but from what I could find out about it, it sounded like it might be a short acting pen, so wouldn't it need to be given everyday for a shorter period?
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All cases of Treponematosis I have known have been treated with Depocillin once a week for 3 weeks.

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Bacterial/Treponema_Inf_Rabbits.htm
 
So is depocillin supposed to be a long acting penicillin? Isn't it procaine? My understanding is that procaine is the short acting pen that needs to be given daily, and benzathine is the long acting that is given every few days.

Sorry for my ignorance. I'm just a bit confused as all the info that I've read about rabbit syphilis, always mentions the long acting pen being given weekly. I looked at that link as well, and some of the treatment suggestions seemed to be conflicting. Some mention pen g procaine being given weekly, and some daily, so I wasn't quite sure about it.
 
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