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02-18-2016, 01:58 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: carnforth
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| my yorkie was diagnosed by the vet to have Bronchitis (Pneumonia) and pancreatitis 6 months ago my 18 year old standard yorkshire terrier was diagnosed by the vet to have Bronchitis (Pneumonia) and pancreatitis for this the vet prescribed 10mg Veraflox daily for 3 months, 2 50mg vivitonin, and 2 prednisolone steroid daily for the rest of his life. He also has the royal caine gastrointestinal dry dog food. I buy the vivitonin, the prednisolone and the food from regularly from the vets, unfortunatly my dogs symptons have started to return As I have now spent the verylast of mysaving onvet fees for my Benji dog my already overstretched budget just dosent allow for the very expensive veraflox, and so my question is... Would it be safe to give my dog Flucloxacillin the human antibiotic and if so what would the dosage be I have some 0.00 scales to weigh it out on |
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02-19-2016, 06:26 PM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk. 18 years old, that is wonderful! Sorry he struggling with pancreatitis and pneumonia. Your question about substituting the human antibiotic -- I would strongly advise against doing that without consulting your vet. There is the issue of dosage, and is there any relationship between the two antibiotics? Not all antibiotics are the same.
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02-20-2016, 10:05 AM | #3 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| At 18, I would do what your vet says, or talk to them about another less costly option.
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02-21-2016, 07:12 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT . Why are you thinking that Fluclox can be substituted for Veraflox? I'm confused. Veraflox treats gram- and gram+ and anaerobic bacteria; Fluclox is ONLY for gram+ bacteria and is very narrow-spectrum. So, no, they're not interchangeable AT ALL. I would be calling my vet or vet tech, explaining my financial situation and asking if there is *anything* else with which they can treat effectively, but less expensively.
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