Baytril / Enrofloxacin
Baytril is a 'big-gun' antibiotic especially useful in the treatment of difficult respiratory infections and chronic urinary infections in the cat.
Baytril is a 'big-gun' antibiotic especially useful in the treatment of difficult respiratory infections and chronic urinary infections in the cat.
Clavamox, a combination of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid, is a penicillin-like broad spectrum antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. It is one of the most useful general antibiotics for the cat breeder.
Coccidiosis is a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea, especially in weaning kittens or debilitated adult cats. Coccidiosis can cause death, especially in young kittens. This article explains treatment options and an effective way to prevent future infections of coccidia in your cattery.
Here is a handy chart with the use and dosages of many of the most common drugs that a cat breeder should have in their favorite medical kit.
Follow one cattery’s recommended protocol for eliminating giardia from a multi-cat situation.
If your cattery is having an issue with weaning kittens developing diarrhea, it may be due to coccidiosis. Learn the preventative protocol that can eliminate the problem completely.
Mastitis is an infection of the mammary gland of a nursing cat that can be life-threatening. Learn how to check for it and what to do if your queen develops mastitis.
Just because your queen has pyometra, there is no reason she can't recover and produce many future litters of healthy babies, but only is you use the correct antibiotic AND hormone treatment.
Zithromax remains at effective levels in the cat for 3-5 days, so `Zith` can be given less often than is usual for an antibiotic and still be effective.