Active Constituents: 100mg/g Doxycycline

Treatment of bacterial infections caused by organisms sensitive to Doxycycline in cats.

• This includes treatment of infections of the skin, upper and lower respiratory tract, genitourinary tract, middle ear, skeletal system and gastrointestinal tract.
• This product is contraindicated for use in the last trimester of pregnancy or in neonatal animals (first month of life).
• Doxycycline is an advanced analogue of the tetracycline family of antibiotics with broad spectrum activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
• This inludes penicillinase producers and anaerobes, as well as Rickettsia, Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) and Mycoplasma.
• Activity has been demonstrated against a wide range of bacterial organisms including Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Escherichia coli, Pasteurella sp., Haemophilus sp., Clostridia sp., Listeria sp., Bacteroides sp., Bordetella sp., Klebsiella sp. and others.

PrecautionsThe use of tetracycline antibiotics in young animals prior to the eruption of adult teeth may lead to permanent yellow discolouration of the teeth. The absorption of doxycycline may be affected by the presence of antacids containing aluminium, calcium and magnesium salts. Use of antacids should therefore be avoided by patients receiving doxycycline.

Dosage:

Loading dose: Give 0.176oz per 2.2lbs (5mg/kgs), followed by two doses of 0.088oz per 2.2lbs (2.5mg/kgs) at twelve hourly intervals.

Maintenance: Give 0.088oz per 2.2lbs (2.5mg/kgs) every 24 hours.

• Paste should be administered in conjunction with or immediately following feeding.
• Duration of therapy should be for 5 to 7 days or for 48 hours after clinical signs have subsided.
• Longer duration of therapy (up to 28 days) is recommended for chronic urinary, respiratory and skin conditions.
• Chronic skin disease 10-20 days.
• Chronic cystitis 10-28 days.
• Respiratory disease 8-10 days.

Store below 30deg C (room temperature). Protect from light.