In a message dated 12/19/01 5:12:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> How long should they be off the Baytril before breeding. Is it safe for a > bitch > or dog to be on Baytril while in season and during conception? > > hi cathy, many, many, years ago i bought a stud dog (not a cav) and he had mycoplasma. i took him to melissa goodman who is a repro specialist that worked for icg. her course of action was baytril in double dose for 3 weeks, it was a long time ago so i dont recall offhand excactly how long the wait was but i believe it was something like another 3-4 weeks to reculture him and test the sperm, then not breed him for another month. i dont see any reason to keep them on antibiotics for no reason (dog or bitch) but i know of old time collie breeders who like to keep the bitch on amoxi from the time she comes in season until after whelping. it really does not do any good but it doesnt do any harm either. the other thing is that 5 days on an anitbiotic does absolutely nothing even if they are harboring something that is sensitive to that antibiotic. just like with people, you have to take it for 10-14 days for it to be effective. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
