http://www.petplace.com/drug-library/azithromycin-zithromax/page1.aspx cc and ml are liquid doses. A liquid suspension is not 100% zith so before you can determine accuracy of dose you need to understand percentage of suspension. I always use zith in tablet or capsule form, dissolve in a tiny amount of water and add syrup to mask the awful taste. That way, I know the pill makes x doses and I can add .5 cc syrup for each dose, thereby making my own suspension.
Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I will tell you waht my vet prescribed. .5 lb ....006 cc. Or whatever 6/10 of .10 ml is Very small amount. 1.0 lb - .125 cc 2.0 lb - .25 cc 3 lb - ..4 cc 4 lb - .5 cc 5 lb - .6 cc 10 lb 1.0 cc I have had cats in the past he has prescribed once every other day for 3 doses..then repeat in a week. These kittens are every 48 hours. I think it depends and I'm not a vet which is why I am hesitant to self- treat this stuff. People now advocate giving clavamox as soon as I get them home. I think this is how we have so much clavamox resistant uri. But, I am not a vet. So who knows. On 5/10/07, Gloria Lane wrote: > With all the discussion of Zithromax - What's the dosage of Zithromax for > kittens? > > I got some Zithromax for a 5 week old kitten (from the pound with URI) the > other day and the directions are to give 1ml (2.5 mg) once daily for 14 > days. The kitten kind of got sluggish for a couple of hours after the first > two days and doses. I decided I wasn't gonna do that, that the dosage isn't > right. HOwever, the eye is getting better, btw!!! > > I read at > network.bestfriends.org/Library/Download.aspx?d=41 that > the dosage is 5 mg of drug for every 2.2 pounds of cat or 2.3 mg per pound > of cat . I'm thinking a better dosage might be to cut back to .5ml daily... > > I also noticed at various sites on the web that there are different > protocols for administering. This protocol I'm using is daily for 14 days. > Some say just one dose, one day. Some are dosing for 3 days, then repeat > in a week or so. > > Any thoughts on that? > > Thanks! > > Gloria -- 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 Gandalf! http://www.firstgiving.com/gandalfkitty 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!
