Animals also need antibiotics to treat bacterial infections, just like humans. In the pharmaceutical market, you can find many drugs that can help your pet. For example, the Sinulox antibiotic has proven itself well. Analogues of this tool are no less effective and are also in demand among owners of cats and dogs.
Release form
The drug is raspberry colored tablets located on a convenient blister in the amount of 10 pieces. In order to facilitate the task of the owner during feeding the medicine, manufacturers added meat flavoring to its composition. There are several dosages of Sinulox. It is released in 500, 250 and 50 mg.
In addition, in pharmacies you can find a liquid solution for injection of this popular antibiotic. The suspension has a lemon tint and is sold in containers of 100 or 40 ml.
Indications for use
The composition of this tool contains active substances: glavulanic acid and amoxicillin trihydrate. Sinulox also contains auxiliary components: magnesium stearate, cellulose and colloidal silicon.
The drug is indicated for the following diseases:
- Purulent wounds and abscesses.
- Pneumonia and bronchitis.
- Inflammation of the middle ear and acute rhinitis.
- Inflammatory processes in the genitourinary system, as well as infection after childbirth.
- Various infections affecting the gastrointestinal tract.
This tool has proved to be excellent in the fight against bacteria such as staphylococcus, salmonella, streptococcus and so on.
Instruction for use
When treating dogs, some rules should be considered. First of all, you can not prescribe an antibiotic on your own, without prior consultation with your doctor. The dosage of the Sinulox analogue in tablets should be as follows:
- Usually it is 2 tablets per day, taken in the morning and evening. Sometimes an increase in the number of doses is required. In short, depending on the condition of the pet, the doctor will calculate the dosage.
- The course of treatment with tablets can sometimes last up to 1 month, although usually 7 days is usually enough.
- Acute respiratory infections are treated for 10 days.
- For chronic and acute cystitis, it will take at least 1 month.
- Do the same for skin diseases. A possible course of treatment will last from a week and a half to four.
- Typically, the dosage is calculated based on the weight of the sick dog. Thus, 12.5 mg of tablets per 1 kg of animal weight will be needed, and a suspension of 8.75.
This drug is also administered intramuscularly by injection. In such cases, you will need 5 injections, which are placed once a day. Sinulox analogs for cats and dogs are used equally.
Unfortunately, many owners try to avoid injections, because they do not know how to give an injection. It should be borne in mind that tablets irritate the microflora of the stomach and also negatively affect the remaining organs of the gastrointestinal tract. While the solution after injection acts much faster and is almost completely absorbed by the body. An open bottle is not stored for more than 96 hours. An injection can be done either intramuscularly or subcutaneously.
Precautionary measures
It is imperative that the hands of the person who is injecting are clean and dry. The fact is that even a small drop of water can destroy clavulanic acid. If this happens, then the antibiotic will lose its main effect and will no longer be a drug. The drug remaining after treatment should be disposed of. It cannot be stored "until the next case" and reused. Analogues at the Sinuloksa pharmacy for cats are also used for dogs.
The solution must be homogeneous, so before applying it, the composition is thoroughly shaken. During antibiotic treatment, the dog is not given milk and cottage cheese is not given. And it is also forbidden to use, in addition to "Sinuloks", any other drug of similar action.
Contraindications
In order to protect the animal’s stomach, tablets should be given only after eating. As a rule, they are well absorbed. In extremely rare cases, there is an individual intolerance to penicillin drugs. Sometimes in places where the injection was made, swelling and redness appear. In such cases, the injection site is carefully treated with hydrogen peroxide or another antiseptic. No additional treatment is usually required. To avoid overdose, you should not give the animal several drugs at once. This is especially true for antibiotics.
Sinuloksa's analogs and storage
"Sinuloks" is a new generation antibiotic, manufactured by the American pharmaceutical company Zoetis. He has several analogues. The most famous among them is “Ksiklav”, produced by Slovenia, as well as “Flemoklav”, “Augmentin”, “Medoklav” and “Amoksiklav”.
“Sinuloks” is stored for three years at temperatures from 4 degrees Celsius to 25. After the expiration date, the drug should be disposed of immediately. There are analogues of "Sinuloksa" for dogs cheaper.
Application of Xiclava
It also contains a penicillin antibiotic. This tool is an analogue of "Sinuloks 500". A drug is used to treat infectious diseases of the genitourinary system, gastrointestinal tract and pulmonary diseases. Tablets are calculated based on the weight of the animal in the ratio of 12.5 mg per 1 kg of weight. The course of treatment is from one and a half weeks to one month. This tool is well tolerated by animals and practically does not cause side effects. The shelf life of the drug is no more than three years at a temperature of about 20 degrees.
The use of Flemoklav
There are tablets in dosage of 500, 250 and 50 mg. Also, in a veterinary pharmacy, you can find powders for the preparation of a suspension. This is a fairly popular broad-spectrum antibiotic. For the treatment of cats and dogs, Flemoclav is used in the same dosage as its analogue, Sinulox. That is, 8.75 mg per 1 kg of animal weight. The interval between taking an antibiotic should be at least eight hours.
The drug "Augmentin"
This penicillin antibiotic is by far the most advanced of all such drugs. For all the time the existence of penicillin-based drugs, scientists worked on improving the very first antibiotic and eventually achieved the desired results. The Augmentin created the perfect combination of glavulanic acid and amoxicillin. It can be considered an analogue of "Sinuloksa" for dogs.
For the treatment of cats and dogs, no more than seven milligrams of the drug per 1 kg of animal weight is used. An antibiotic is administered no more than once a day. It can also be used in the form of tablets in an amount of 10 mg per 1 kg of mass every 12 hours. The veterinarian can prescribe a large dosage, depending on the condition of the patient.
User reviews
In their reviews, users often recommend this tool. It performed well in the treatment of sick animals. Veterinarians try to prescribe "Sinuloks" and its analogues for cuts in the legs, if suturing is required. Indeed, in order to avoid the growth of bacteria, doctors prefer to play it safe. The course of treatment in which cases lasts for 10 days. Thus, 20 tablets are used (two packs of the drug). They are crushed for convenience and dissolved in a spoon with water.
Dogs use the drug with pleasure, since manufacturers added meat flavoring to its composition. Already on the third day, the animal feels almost healthy. Veterinarians warn too loving hosts - do not stop treatment and completely complete the course of taking antibiotics. Unfortunately, many pet owners, knowing about the dangers of such drugs, prefer to finish treatment ahead of time.
Sinulox analog tablets are quite large. They are almost tasteless, with a slightly noticeable sweetish taste. Very often, taking these products causes a dry mouth and the animal is constantly thirsty.
Sometimes you can find negative reviews. In rare cases, an antibiotic can cause colitis with inflammation of the walls of the stomach. Doctors, as a rule, write off a similar effect on the individual intolerance to drugs.