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Chakolate - 03 Jan 2006 05:33 GMT

Hi, all,

I hope you don't mind a newbie asking questions. My cat has a UTI and
the vet gave me 250 mg Amoxicillin tabs. That sounds like *way* too
much, and I'm afraid to give it to him.

Does anybody know if that's the correct dose?

Chak

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Rhonda - 03 Jan 2006 05:44 GMT

Yep, that sounds like way too much. Good thing you questioned that.
Here's a site for dosage, but I would run this past a vet, maybe a
different one than you have now...:

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:A7_q3-p0G84J:www.pfizerah.com/PAHimages/com
pliance_pdfs/US_EN_A5_compliance.pdf+dosage+amoxicillin+for+cats&hl=en

(It says "Cats: The recommended dosage is 50 mg (5-10 mg/lb) once a day.)

Rhonda

> Hi, all,
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> Chak

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Howard C. Berkowitz - 03 Jan 2006 22:51 GMT

> Yep, that sounds like way too much. Good thing you questioned that.
> Here's a site for dosage, but I would run this past a vet, maybe a
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> > Chak

It's high, but the penicillins (including amoxicillin) are, in the
absence of allergy, generally nontoxic. I don't think there's a huge
danger.

I'm a little surprised, however, that the vet didn't give liquid
amoxicillin, which is easier to measure, and, in my opinion,
administer. It's strawberries-and-cream flavored, which, for some
reason, was extremely attractive to Clifford (RB).

Now, did Clifford, once he got into the habit of licking his lips after
a dose, simply lap up the next dose? Riiiiight.

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Chakolate - 03 Jan 2006 23:32 GMT

> I'm a little surprised, however, that the vet didn't give liquid
> amoxicillin, which is easier to measure, and, in my opinion,
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> Now, did Clifford, once he got into the habit of licking his lips after
> a dose, simply lap up the next dose? Riiiiight.

There's a LIQUID?????

The last time I gave Pi amoxicillin for a UTI, I started out by putting
it in a glob of peanut butter, which he scarfed down. Then after three
or four days, I got stingy with the pb, and he ended up biting down on
the pill. That was three years ago, and he still won't touch chunky pb.
He laps up the smooth, but he just doesn't trust the crunchy.

A tastier form would have been great.

Chak

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Howard C. Berkowitz - 04 Jan 2006 01:51 GMT

> > I'm a little surprised, however, that the vet didn't give liquid
> > amoxicillin, which is easier to measure, and, in my opinion,
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> Chak

It's standard human pediatric liquid amoxicillin. Whether other cats
will like strawberries and cream, I can't say. An increasing number of
regular pharmacies (as well as specialist compounding pharmacies) will
flavor liquid prescriptions -- and I doubt the liver and tuna flavors
are meant for little kids.

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Chakolate - 03 Jan 2006 23:29 GMT

> Yep, that sounds like way too much. Good thing you questioned that.
> Here's a site for dosage, but I would run this past a vet, maybe a
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> (It says "Cats: The recommended dosage is 50 mg (5-10 mg/lb) once a
> day.)

I checked again with the vet, who was obviously relieved that I found the
error. We are now on 50 mg/day. Whew.

Thanks very much. He may not have been in any danger from that large a
dose, but it's better he didn't get it, anyway.

Chak

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Shirley - 04 Jan 2006 00:29 GMT

>> Yep, that sounds like way too much. Good thing you questioned that.
>> Here's a site for dosage, but I would run this past a vet, maybe a
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> large a
> dose, but it's better he didn't get it, anyway.

I hope Pi feels better soon.

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Chakolate - 04 Jan 2006 04:59 GMT

"Shirley" <s.holland2@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote in news:RFEuf.69527
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> I hope Pi feels better soon.

Mercy buckups. :-)

Chak

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