Reconstitution
1 g vial. Reconstitute by adding 20 ml Water for Injection.
4 g vial. Reconstitute by adding 80 ml Water for Injection.
For ease of reconstitution use an 18 gauge needle. Rapid addition of diluent will give best results.
Dosage: Cattle
1 mg/kg bodyweight. This is equivalent to 1 ml of the reconstituted solution per 50 kg bodyweight. For respiratory disease, the dose should be given once daily at 24 hour intervals for 3 to 5 days in total. For foul in the foot, the dose should be given once daily at 24 hour intervals for 3 days in total. As with all antibiotic therapy, treatment of this condition with Excenel should be instituted as early as possible in order to provide maximum clinical effect.
Pigs
3 mg/kg bodyweight. This is equivalent to 1 ml of the reconstituted solution per 16 kg bodyweight. The dose should be given once daily at 24 hour intervals for 3 days in total.
If no response is seen within these periods, the diagnosis should be redetermined.
Horses
2 mg/kg bodyweight. This is equivalent to 2 ml of the reconstituted solution per 50 kg bodyweight. The dose should be given once daily at 24 hour intervals and continued for 48 hours after clinical signs have disappeared. A 10 day treatment period is usually adequate. A maximum of 10 ml solution should be administered per injection site. If no response is seen within 4–5 days, the diagnosis should be redetermined.
Administration
The intramuscular route only should be used in cattle, pigs and horses. In the pig, particular care must be taken to avoid injection into fat tissue. Normal aseptic injection techniques should be practiced.