Amoxicilan
 

Does anyone use the amoxicilan past the 14 days? I'm starting to use mine, never opened and been in the fridge but today is day 14. I'm going to use it because I'm not paying my vet a huge exam fee, just to get the prescrition. Also - does anyone know if you can buy it some where without the prescription????

Hi there
I hope this will help. After the 14 days the potency goes down. So I guess it is up to you. Does it have a lot left??? Or is there only a couple of doses left??? I don't think you would want to use it for a long time, because of the potency going down.
I am sorry I don't know of anywhere you can get antibiotics with out a script.
I hope I helped you a little.
Val:aimeeyork

It did help thanks! I have two full bottles. They were prescribed for my cat but he can't take it as they make him vomit. A breeder looked me Tia today (my cleft puppy) and said I should be giving her antibiotics because of her aspirating noises she makes. So I'm going to start giving it to her.

Thanks for your help!

For Sale?
 

I just thought of something, Does anyone here happen to have some amoxicil they could sell?

I just thought I'd ask because I know some people have great relationships with their vets and have access to meds more than others. (I'm not that lucky!!!)

Next time you get a prescription of Amoxil you can ask your vet to give it to you unreconstituted (powder only). You can easily reconstitute it at home with the mL's the bottle says by adding distilled water.

Never use reconstituted antibiotics past the 10 days........and make sure they are always maintained refrigerated.

Jess

i thought amoxcillian stayed good longer.. the one the vet gave me says expires 2/2008?

Really? And its the pink liquid? Mine says 14 days.

yes it smells like bubble gum.... the instructions say to give no more than 14 days long..but the expiration is wayyyyyyyyyyy longer, at least on mine it is,...

I wonder if the 2008 expiration is for the un mixed and once mixed its 14 days?

The expiration date is for the powder unreconsituted. Once mixed, it's 2 weeks :)

Did anyone have any that they want to sell?

(should I post this in the items wanted?)

You need to get a prescription for it because it is not an over the counter med. Also it comes in different strengths (es: 250mg per mL or 500 per mL). You can only get an accurate dosage by your dog's age, weight and what type of bacterial infection it has.

Amoxil or the generic Amoxicillin is rather cheap so you can always call phone your vet to call one in to the pharmacy of your choice when needed.

As with any other prescription med, it should not be sold without a prescription.

Just my humble opinion!
Jess

I'm trying to avaid the whole VEt thing. Mines not as easy , as some of the others.

I understand, but the shelf life is only 14 days.........and also how much would you know to adminster without consulting a vet? (I doubt anyone has the medication in powder form.....the pharmacy hands it to you already reconstituted).

Even if you were to get it unreconstituted it's not a good idea. I'm a nurse, that is the only reason why I offer advice. If you over medicate it is not a good thing right? But if you undermedicate you could make things worse. Some bacteria can become resistant to the med and make things worse. That is why you MUST finish all the medication prescribed or atleast take it for the number of days the vet or dr. prescribes it for. Also, you cannot give this med if you are unsure if it is a bacterial or viral infection (for what you need a vet).

All I am doing is offering friendly advice.

Good luck,

Jessica

Yes...once it is mixed, the 14 day countdown begins.

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

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!

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.

Aww, poor baby. I did not realize.

Thank you very much for this information. Have you tried this? Thanks!

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!

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?

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.

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.

Well I ordered it....we'll give it a try. Although I'm not a math wiz.....so how do I figure the dosage?

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.