Do you have a way of obtaining Baytril at a resonable price. I find it very expensive from my vets.
Thanks Cathy Myra Savant wrote: > To begin with, there are antibiotics that are once a day doses taken for > five days with a loading dose on day one. Zithromax comes to mind. I don't > know of, and have never administered an antibiotic that routinely required > dosing for 14 days. Some of the injectables require only three injections. > Additionally, there is a big difference between curing and rendering > non-contagious. Generally, an antibiotic is considered to have rendered the > patient to be non-contagious after 48-72 hours. When the stud dog owner > requires it, the goal is only to render the bitch to be non-contagious to > protect the stud dog from harmful organisms that might be living in the > vaginal canal. Since Baytril is the drug of choice for sexually transmitted > diseases, it would be a natural choice for the stud dog owner. The goal > here is not to cure a bitch of a disease. If she is known to have a > disease, most of us wouldn't be letting our boys breed to her anyhow. The > goal is to render the bitch to be non-contagious for non-specific organisms > that she might be harboring. Myra Savant > > >From: Claudia Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Responses to stud dog survey > >Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 17:19:18 -0500 (EST) > > > >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. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > ========================================================= > "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. -- http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.com ========================================================= "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.
