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Old 03-09-2010, 07:33 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by volumnus View Post
My vet charges major bucks each time Knox has a bad cough. He's four months old. This will be the third time he's needed amoxicillin, which clears him up in just few days. Amoxicillin is readily available without a script for humans on the net, but the doses are so large I'd have to split each pill into eighths, and it would still be a larger dose than I want to give Knox, who only weights 3.1 lbs. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
My vet has only prescribed Amoxicillin in liquid form and I would not recommend giving your dog an antibiotic without your Vet's guidance.

I'd be more concerned why my 4 mth old dog has needed an antibiotic for a cough "three times"...
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