Target species
Dogs, Cats
Indications for use, specifying the target species
For use in the treatment of bacterial infections of the alimentary, respiratory and urogenital tracts and in the eye, ear, skin and wound infections caused by susceptible organisms. In vitro, amoxicillin is effective against a range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including:
•Bacillus cereus
•Bordetella bronchiseptica
•Corynebacterium spp
•Chromobacter spp
•Citrobacter freundii
•Escherichia coli
•Flavobacter spp
•Proteus mirabilis
•Pasteurella spp including Pasteurella multocida
•Salmonella spp
•Staphylococci (penicillin sensitive strains)
•Streptococci
Contraindications
Betamox 200mg Palatable Tablets should not be given to penicillin sensitive animals. As with other penicillins, amoxicillin should not be used orally or parenterally in rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters or gerbils. Caution is advised when used in other very small herbivores.
Special Warnings for each target species
No special warnings.
Special precautions for use
Special precautions for use in animals
No special precautions for use.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals
Penicillins and cephalosporins may cause hypersensitivity (allergy) following injection, inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. Hypersensitivity to penicillins may lead to cross-reactions to cephalosporins and vice versa. Allergic reactions to these substances may occasionally be serious.
•Do not handle this product if you know you are sensitised, or if you have been advised not to work with such preparations.
•Handle this product with great care to avoid exposure, taking all recommended precautions.
•If you develop symptoms following exposure such as a skin rash, you should seek medical advice and show the doctor this warning. Swelling of the face, lips or eyes or difficulty with breathing are more serious symptoms and require urgent medical attention.
•Wash hands after use
Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)
No known undesirable effects.
Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay
No known contraindication exists for use of Betamox 200 mg Palatable Tablets during pregnancy.
Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
None known.
Amounts to be administered and administration route
The recommended dose rate is 10 mg amoxicillin per kg bodyweight (one tablet per 20 kg bodyweight) twice daily for 7 days.
Tablets are given orally by hand or crushed in food.
Any remaining medicated feed should be disposed of at the end of the day.
Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary
No treatment specified.
Withdrawal period
Not applicable.