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05-18-2008, 05:32 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Marysville, Kansas
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| Pregnant and amoxidrops My pregnant bitch is due to have puppies May 26th. She has been vomiting and has had loose stools on and off. Today she vomited several times so I took her to the vet. He did a fecal and found some bacteria. He gave me amoxidrops to give her 2x per day. I want to be sure it is safe before I give them to her. |
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05-19-2008, 04:33 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northeast Ohio
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| Here is the info that I found....I hope your girl is feeling better...Be very careful because this condition can cause dehydration and rapid weight loss... Amoxicillin (Amoxi-Tabs, Biomox, Robamox-V, Amoxi-Drop, Amoxi-Inject ) (for veterinary information only) Brand Name: Amoxi-Tabs, Biomox, Robamox-V, Amoxi-Drop, Amoxi-Inject Available in suspension and 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, 400 mg tablets Background Alexander Fleming Thanks to work by Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), Howard Florey (1898-1968), and Ernst Chain (1906-1979), penicillin was first produced on a large scale for human use in 1943. At this time, the development of a pill that could reliably kill bacteria was a remarkable development and many lives were saved during World War II because this medication was available. But quickly, it became obvious that this new wonder drug could bear improvement. For example: * Penicillin is not well absorbed from the intestinal tract meaning that at least 70% of an oral dose is wasted. * Penicillin is a short-acting medication and half of the amount circulating is removed from the body every half hour. * Not all bacteria have the type of cell wall that is susceptible to destruction by penicillin. (Bacteria are classified as Gram negative or Gram positive, depending on the cell wall characteristics. Penicillin is able to punch holes through the Gram positive cell wall but is not very effective against the Gram negative cell wall.) * Staphylococci (an important group of bacteria) have developed an enzyme to break the penicillin molecule apart and are thus rarely susceptible to penicillin. Amoxicillin represents a synthetic improvement upon the original penicillin molecule. Amoxicillin is better able to resist damage from stomach acid so less of an oral dose is wasted. While it is still susceptible to destruction by Staphylococcal enzymes, it has a much broader spectrum against the Gram negative cell wall and is able to last a bit longer. How this Medication is Used Amoxicillin is regarded as having a fairly broad spectrum against many bacteria so it is used both on organisms known to be sensitive to it, and it is a good selection when the sensitivity of bacteria is unknown. It is especially helpful in anaerobic infections (those which grow without the benefit of oxygen). Typical uses might include: * Infected bite wounds * Upper respiratory infections * Infected teeth * Bladder infections It should be noted that Staphylococcal infections are NOT sensitive to this medication with two exceptions: Staph infections in the bladder are sensitive to amoxicillin simply because the kidney concentrates such a large amount of amoxicillin in the bladder. Also Staph infections are sensitive to amoxicillin if clavulanic acid is given to protect amoxicillin from the Staph enzymes. Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid combinations are marketed under the names Clavamox and Augmentin. Interactions with other Drugs When the organism in a serious infection cannot be isolated, a common strategy is to attempt to cover for all possible bacteria. Amoxicillin is frequently used in combination with other antibiotics for this purpose. Clavulanic acid may be added to amoxicillin to increase amoxicillin's spectrum against Staphylococcal bacteria. Side Effects Some individuals experience nausea with this medication. Giving the medication with food seems to reduce this effect. Concerns and Cautions The oral suspension should be refrigerated, though if it is mistakenly left out of the refrigerator, this is not a problem. The oral suspension should be discarded after 2 weeks. Amoxicillin may be given with or without food. Amoxicillin will cross the placenta in a pregnant patient but is felt to be safe for use during pregnancy. It is our policy not to give dosing information over the Internet. Date Published: 1/1/2001 Date Reviewed/Revised: 11/10/2006
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05-19-2008, 05:55 AM | #3 |
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| Amoxicillin is safe for pregnant and nursing bitches. In most cases these intestinal bacteria infection will just run their course in 24 hours. Anytime any of mine get diarrhea and vomiting I give a 1 teaspoon of pure canned pumpkin in am and 1 teaspoon in the pm. For the vomiting I just give a little karo syrup and water. I also give mine a little K-9 Bluelite to help prevent dehydration. I hope your momma get to feeling better soon. |
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