Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
Does anyone have a preference? I have access to both. Thanks! Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help George! http://rescuties.chipin.com/george I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
I think my first try would be the amoxicillin. If you are using the stuff you can buy for fish without a script be careful to dose it down, usual dose for cats is 50mg a day of amoxicillin for 5 to 7 days. If there is no improvement in 5 days, it isn't working. Gary - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:33 AM Subject: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI? Does anyone have a preference? I have access to both. Thanks! Kelley
Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
See, this is why this stuff confuses me. (fish stuff). I get a 250 ml caplet and compound it in 2.5 cc of water. Then I give the cat 10 cc 2x per day (for a 10 pound cat, dosing it down for kittens) . That's not 50 mg. On Nov 19, 2007 2:36 AM, gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think my first try would be the amoxicillin. If you are using the stuff > you can buy for fish without a script be careful to dose it down, usual > dose > for cats is 50mg a day of amoxicillin for 5 to 7 days. If there is no > improvement in 5 days, it isn't working. > > Gary > > - Original Message - > From: Kelley Saveika > To: felvtalk > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:33 AM > Subject: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI? > > > Does anyone have a preference? I have access to both. > Thanks! > > Kelley > > > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help George! http://rescuties.chipin.com/george I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
one of the vets here ONLY uses cefa... i think partially because most cats (and bugs) around here don't have any resistance built up to it. but what do i know, i'm not a vet, nor am i married to one. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
I hope I am confused about your numbers. Let's see if I got this right. You
say you put a 250mg capsule into 2.5 cc of water right? The you give the cat
10 cc (or is that 1.0 cc) of this so, that's 1000mg and you give this twice a
day for a total of 2000mg a day? If so, WOW that is a LOT of amoxicillin.
Recommended dosage for a cat is 50mg (5-10mg per pound) once a day, that would
be .5 cc (point 5cc) once a day for 50 mg if a 250mg cap is disolved in 2.5cc
of water. Be sure to shake this very well before taking up the dose to be
given as it sometimes seperates very quickly in water. Here is a link to
pfizer with dosages of their Amoxi-tabs.
http://www.pfizerah.com/PAHimages/compliance_pdfs/US_EN_A5_compliance.pdf
Gary
- Original Message -
From: Kelley Saveika
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
See, this is why this stuff confuses me. (fish stuff).
I get a 250 ml caplet and compound it in 2.5 cc of water. Then I give the
cat 10 cc 2x per day (for a 10 pound cat, dosing it down for kittens) . That's
not 50 mg.
On Nov 19, 2007 2:36 AM, gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think my first try would be the amoxicillin. If you are using the stuff
you can buy for fish without a script be careful to dose it down, usual
dose
for cats is 50mg a day of amoxicillin for 5 to 7 days. If there is no
improvement in 5 days, it isn't working.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: Kelley Saveika
To: felvtalk
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:33 AM
Subject: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
Does anyone have a preference? I have access to both.
Thanks!
Kelley
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RE: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
What if you have a bottle of powdered Amoxi that you are mixing with water? What is the dosage per pound of body weight? Just want to triple check that I am dosing my cats right... Caroline From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:29:51 -0600 I hope I am confused about your numbers. Let's see if I got this right. You say you put a 250mg capsule into 2.5 cc of water right? The you give the cat 10 cc (or is that 1.0 cc) of this so, that's 1000mg and you give this twice a day for a total of 2000mg a day? If so, WOW that is a LOT of amoxicillin. Recommended dosage for a cat is 50mg (5-10mg per pound) once a day, that would be .5 cc (point 5cc) once a day for 50 mg if a 250mg cap is disolved in 2.5cc of water. Be sure to shake this very well before taking up the dose to be given as it sometimes seperates very quickly in water. Here is a link to pfizer with dosages of their Amoxi-tabs. http://www.pfizerah.com/PAHimages/compliance_pdfs/US_EN_A5_compliance.pdf Gary - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:22 AM Subject: Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI? See, this is why this stuff confuses me. (fish stuff). I get a 250 ml caplet and compound it in 2.5 cc of water. Then I give the cat 10 cc 2x per day (for a 10 pound cat, dosing it down for kittens) . That's not 50 mg. On Nov 19, 2007 2:36 AM, gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think my first try would be the amoxicillin. If you are using the stuffyou can buy for fish without a script be careful to dose it down, usual dose for cats is 50mg a day of amoxicillin for 5 to 7 days. If there is noimprovement in 5 days, it isn't working.Gary - Original Message -From: Kelley SaveikaTo: felvtalkSent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:33 AMSubject: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?Does anyone have a preference? I have access to both. Thanks!Kelley-- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time.http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life!http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20Please help George!http://rescuties.chipin.com/georgeI GoodSearch for Rescuties.Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo! _ Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/shop/specialoffers.mspx?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_CPC_MediaCtr_bigscreen_102007
Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
And... are you using Lysine? Amoxi gets the bacteria, and Lysine gets the Herpes virus, if that's the initial cause... Gloria On Nov 19, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Caroline Kaufmann wrote: What if you have a bottle of powdered Amoxi that you are mixing with water? What is the dosage per pound of body weight? Just want to triple check that I am dosing my cats right... Caroline From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI? Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:29:51 -0600 I hope I am confused about your numbers. Let's see if I got this right. You say you put a 250mg capsule into 2.5 cc of water right? The you give the cat 10 cc (or is that 1.0 cc) of this so, that's 1000mg and you give this twice a day for a total of 2000mg a day? If so, WOW that is a LOT of amoxicillin. Recommended dosage for a cat is 50mg (5-10mg per pound) once a day, that would be .5 cc (point 5cc) once a day for 50 mg if a 250mg cap is disolved in 2.5cc of water. Be sure to shake this very well before taking up the dose to be given as it sometimes seperates very quickly in water. Here is a link to pfizer with dosages of their Amoxi-tabs. http://www.pfizerah.com/PAHimages/compliance_pdfs/US_EN_A5_compliance.pdf Gary - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:22 AM Subject: Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI? See, this is why this stuff confuses me. (fish stuff). I get a 250 ml caplet and compound it in 2.5 cc of water. Then I give the cat 10 cc 2x per day (for a 10 pound cat, dosing it down for kittens) . That's not 50 mg. On Nov 19, 2007 2:36 AM, gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think my first try would be the amoxicillin. If you are using the stuff you can buy for fish without a script be careful to dose it down, usual dose for cats is 50mg a day of amoxicillin for 5 to 7 days. If there is no improvement in 5 days, it isn't working. Gary - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:33 AM Subject: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI? Does anyone have a preference? I have access to both. Thanks! Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help George! http://rescuties.chipin.com/george I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo! Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. Power up!
Re: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI?
Proper dosage of Amoxi for cats is 5 - 10mg per pound once a day, usually the vet will give you 50mg tablets for most cats. Proper dosage for Cephalexin is 5 - 15mg per pound every 6 to 12 hours. If you have the bottle of powdered amoxicillin that is supposed to be mixed with water all at once to make a suspension it is very difficult to get the correct dosage when mixing less than the whole bottle because most of the powders contain some fillers and you can't tell how well the amoxi is distrubuted in the powder. I think the 250mg (fishmox) capsules are easier, just mix with 2.5ml (or cc) of water, shake well and give .5ml. The capsules are cheap enough to just throw away the leftover mix if you don't want to bother keeping it. Gary - Original Message - From: Caroline Kaufmann To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 12:40 PM Subject: RE: Amoxicillin vs Cephalexin for URI? What if you have a bottle of powdered Amoxi that you are mixing with water? What is the dosage per pound of body weight? Just want to triple check that I am dosing my cats right... Caroline
