FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION
Dosage rate and frequency: 10 mg amoxicillin and 2.5 mg clavulanic acid/kg body weight (i.e. 12.5 mg of combined active substances per kg bodyweight), twice daily (corresponding to 25 mg of combined active substances per kg per day).
Cats and Dogs:
Dogs:
To ensure a correct dosage body weight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing.
Duration of therapy:
The majority of routine cases respond to between 5 and 7 days therapy. In chronic cases, a longer course of therapy is recommended. In such circumstances, overall treatment length must be at the clinician’s discretion but should be long enough to ensure complete resolution of the bacterial disease.
If the animal does not accept the tablet from hand or bowl, then the tablets may be crumbled and added to a little food and fed immediately.
Adverse Reactions
Very rarely, hypersensitivity reactions to penicillins may occur in treated animals; in these cases, administration should be discontinued and a symptomatic treatment given.
Very rarely, gastro-intestinal disturbances (diarrhoea, vomiting, …) may occur after administration of the product. Treatment may be discontinued depending on the severity of the undesirable effects and a benefit/risk evaluation by the veterinary surgeon.
The frequency of adverse reactions is defined using the following convention: - very common (more than 1 in 10 animals treated displaying adverse reaction(s)) - common (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 100 animals treated) - uncommon (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 1,000 animals treated) - rare (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 10,000 animals treated) - very rare (less than 1 animal in 10,000 animals treated, including isolated reports).
Use during pregnancy and lactation
Laboratory studies in rats and mice have not produced any evidence of teratogenic, foetotoxic or maternotoxic effects. The safety of the product has not been assessed in pregnant and lactating bitches and queens. In pregnant and lactating animals, use only according to the benefit/risk assessment by the responsible veterinarian.