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09-10-2006, 01:26 PM | #16 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: El Paso, Texas
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| Amoxicillin 14 days after reconstitution is worthless. If you want to avoid a vet call, look into natural antibiotics, which in my opinion are usually better because they don't kill of beneficial bacteria. Here's a link to propolis. It is a natural product made by bees and available in health food stores. http://www.pureroyaljelly.com/propolis.html |
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09-10-2006, 05:20 PM | #17 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Stamford, CT
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| Am I missing something why do you want to give your dog an antibiotic? Antibiotics are not something that you just want to give a dog or a person with out a valid reason. Most times that is not what they need. If he has a cough just give him some children's cough medicine or expectorant. Antibiotics are only giving to dogs with colds or kennel cough to make sure that it does not turn into Pneumonia or something worse. Unless your dog has been diagnosed with kennel cough or something else, I would only consider giving an antibiotic if he is not eating or lethargic. If he is coughing but other wise happy and eating. I would just give a CC of children's cough medicine. My dog had Kennel cough for 3 months sometimes you need to let it run its course. I would like to hear more info as to why you want to jump straight to the antibiotic. Not the wisest route to take if it is a minor cough. It could be as simple as a common Yorkie ailment of reverse sneezing. Good luck! |
09-10-2006, 05:27 PM | #18 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: El Paso, Texas
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| To DMARF The baby has a cleft palate and they are very susceptible to pnemonia. In this case, I believe a natural antibiotic would be a good preventative measure. |
09-10-2006, 05:41 PM | #19 | |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Stamford, CT
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09-10-2006, 06:04 PM | #20 | |
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09-10-2006, 06:06 PM | #21 |
My Tiny Treasures Donating Member | I also see its a capsul or caplet, how would I administer it? Right now I was giving a 1/2 cc of the amoxicil. Thank you! |
09-10-2006, 06:13 PM | #22 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | The last time I had to get it, the vet called it in to wallgreens for me. I didn't have to take my girl in. Will your vet do that for you?
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09-10-2006, 06:23 PM | #23 | |
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He only examined her when she was born and at that time he told me "I think she might have a cleft but its hard to see in her mouth and she was fighting it" Since I confirmed with him that yes, she does...he's been anxious to examine her, but is already talking surgery - so I haven't let him see her yet. So I doubt very much he'd call one in for me. Jokers mom (she's raising a cleft baby too) actually told me it might be a good idea to give it to her as well as a breeder who met my Tia. Before just jumping into surgery, I'd like to see how she'll do without it. Many live normal lives after adapting to it. | |
09-10-2006, 07:33 PM | #24 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: El Paso, Texas
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| I have an aviary so bird breeders use many herbs and supplements as preventatives. I use bee pollen, propolis and royal jelly (all made by bees), apple cider vinegar (with the "mother" in it, not the regular kind), I think Bragg is the maker, anyway it costs about $5.00 a bottle instead of $1. I also use Grapefruit Seed Extract. I use it in their water to prevent bacteria (Apple Cider or GSE, sterilizing feeding equipment while not being toxic (GSE), bee products I mainly use just to keep the birds in optimum health and it makes the babies a lot healthier. The best bee products should be moist granules and need refrigeration and you can't heat it or it destroys the benefits. However, I started out with a dry formula and I noticed positive benefits almost immediately as to fertility with by birds (more fertile eggs in each clutch). I am lucky here to have an actual holistic physician who runs a health store and I just ask him the proper dosages. I've always been told that the dosage for birds and animals for herbal remedies is the same for us, just adjusted for weight. I've been told the recommendations on the bottles are for a 125 pound person so you just take 125th of the dosage for a pup that weighs a pound. |
09-11-2006, 06:32 AM | #25 |
My Tiny Treasures Donating Member | Well I ordered it....we'll give it a try. Although I'm not a math wiz.....so how do I figure the dosage? |
09-11-2006, 08:09 AM | #26 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: S. Ca
Posts: 1,905
| what we did was call a dozen vets to see who had the cheapest vet visit fees. We found a wonderful vet down the street who provides the best care, and charges about $19 for vet fees and his meds are so affordable. Because of this, I'm a lot less hesitant to bring my dog in for any reason. I'd hate to play doctor so this was the best course of action. |
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