Antibiotics safe for use in rabbits
|
Name of antibiotics |
Remarks |
Dosage
|
Way
|
Frequency
|
|
Amikacin |
Nephrotoxic
in dehydrated rabbits. |
5-10 mg/kg |
SC, IM, IV |
sid, bid,
tid |
|
8-16 mg/kg |
SC, IM, IV |
sid, bid,
tid |
||
|
Amoxicillin (see: Remarks) |
*ONLY*
as injection, never orally. Has
recently been successfully used in rabbits, to treat infections due to
bacteria, whose sensitivity tests indicate that amoxillin is the only
effective antibiotic. No
adverse reaction has been noted with injected treatment. *Never* give orally;
this has fatal consequences. Is
used sometimes to treat treponematosis. |
15 mg/kg (?) |
SC, IM |
q second day |
|
Azithromycin
|
Recommended
for difficult to treat URI. May
lead to a reduction of appetite. |
30 - 50mg/kg |
PO |
sid |
|
Bicillin
in Units (penicillin
G procaine and penicillin G benzathine) (see: Remarks) |
*ONLY*
as injection. for
treatment of bacterial infections. In rare cases, penicillin treatment leads
to: -
a decreased appetite, -
the formation of sterile abscesses. |
47.000 -
84.000 IU/kg |
SC |
q 2nd/3rd day |
|
Bicillin
in mg/kg (penicillin
G procaine and penicillin G benzathine) (see: Remarks) |
*ONLY*
as injection. for
treatment of bacterial infections. In rare cases, penicillin treatment leads
to: -
a decreased appetite, -
the formation of sterile abscesses. |
20 mg/kg
(procaine) + 15 mg/kg
(benzathine) |
SC |
q 2nd/3rd day |
|
Cephalexin (see: Remarks) |
*ONLY*
as injection. Normally
no cross reaction with Penicillin, in some cases of renal failure >
nephrotoxic |
10-15 mg/kg |
SC
|
bid, tid |
|
20 mg/kg |
SC |
sid |
||
|
Chloramphenicol |
Exceptionally
leads to a decrease of appetite |
30-50 mg/kg |
PO, SC, IM |
sid |
|
15 mg/kg |
PO |
bid |
||
|
Chlortetracycline |
. |
50 mg/kg |
PO |
bid |
|
Ciprofloxacin |
Hindered
absorption, when concurrent administration of antacids. |
5 – 20 mg/kg |
PO |
sid, bid |
|
Clopidol |
. |
200 mg/kg food |
. |
. |
|
Danofloxacine |
. |
1 -
5 mg/kg (?) 5 mg/kg (?) |
IM SC |
. |
|
Difloxacine |
. |
5 -
10 mg/kg (?) 2,5 -
5 mg/kg |
PO SC, IM |
. |
|
Dimetridazole |
. |
0.2 mg/ml water |
PO |
q 12 h. |
|
Doxycycline |
. |
2.5 mg/kg |
PO |
bid |
|
4 mg/kg |
PO |
sid |
||
|
Enrofloxacin (see: Remarks) |
High
dosage treatment (20 mg/kg) over a longer period of time may lead to seizure. Cartilage
damage in juveniles. In
rare cases, enrofloxacin treatment leads to: -
a decreased appetite, -
the formation of sterile abscesses, if injected. This can be avoided by
diluting the solution with a sterile saline solution, 50:50. |
5 - 15 mg/kg |
PO, SC, IM |
bid-sid |
|
Fusidic
acid |
In
eye ointment |
1 drop/eye |
. |
. |
|
Gentamycin (see: Remarks) |
Best avoided for use in rabbits Depending on dosage: Ototoxicity Nephrotoxic,
neuromuscular block |
5 – 8 mg/kg |
SC, IM, IV |
q 8-12 h. |
|
1-2
drops/eye |
. |
tid |
||
|
Marbofloxacine |
Cartilage
damage in juveniles |
2 – 5 mg/kg |
PO |
sid |
|
Metronidazole |
3
to 5 days |
20 mg/kg |
PO |
bid |
|
Neomycin |
Depending on dosage: ototoxicity Nephrotoxic,
neuromuscular block |
30 mg/kg |
PO |
bid |
|
Oxytetracycline |
. |
15 mg/kg |
SC, IM |
sid, tid |
|
50 mg/kg |
PO |
bid |
||
|
Penicillin
G procaine |
*Only*
as injection. For
the treatment of Treponematosis |
20.000 –
60.000 UI/kg |
SC, IM |
q 48 h. to q once per week |
|
Robenidine |
. |
50-66 mg/kg feed |
. |
. |
|
Spiramycin (see: Remarks) |
Recommended
for difficult to treat URI Cecal
enlargement has been observed, with dosage of 200 and 400 mg/kg |
1 ml/kg 25 mg/kg |
SC, IM |
. |
|
Streptomycin |
Depending on dosage: Ototoxicity Nephrotoxic,
neuromuscular block |
50 mg/kg |
IM |
sid |
|
Sulfadimidene |
. |
1 – 5 mg/ml water |
. |
.. |
|
Sulfamethazine |
. |
100-233 mg/l water |
. |
. |
|
Tetracycline |
May
lead to a reduction of appetite. |
50 mg/kg |
PO |
q 8-12 h. |
|
Trimethoprim
Sulfa |
. |
15 - 30 mg/kg |
PO |
bid |
|
48 mg/kg |
SC |
bid |
||
|
Toltrazuril |
q
24 the first 2 days, repeat after 2 days |
25 mg/kg |
PO |
q 24 h. |
|
Tylosin (see: Remarks) |
A
test dose of 5 mg/kg should be give to check that no adverse reaction takes
place. |
10 mg/kg |
PO, SC, IM |
bid |
for the meaning of the abbreviations, click here.
Further information
Dana G. Allen, J. K Pringle, Dale A. Smith, Handbook of
Veterinary Drugs. Lippincott – Raven 1998. Elizabeth V. Hillyer and Katherine E. Quesenberry,
Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery. New York: WB
Saunders Co. 1997. Frances Harcourt-Brown, Rabbit Medicine and Surgery.
Butterworth-Heinemann 2001. Kathy Laber-Laird, Paul Flecknell and M. Michael Swindle,
Handbook of Rodent and Rabbit Medicine. Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press 1996. John E. Harkness and Joseph E. Wagner, The Biology and
Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1995. Paul Flecknell, BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine and
Surgery. British Small Animal Veterinary Association 2000.Virginia
Richardson, Rabbits: Health, Husbandry and Disease, Blackwell Science Inc.
2000. H. Schall,
Kaninchen, In: Krankheiten der Heimtiere (K Gabrisch & P Zwart, eds),
Schlütersche & Co, Hannover (D); pp 1-45, 1998 |
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