Need help with a baytril injectable dosing

[angiegorham17]

I have a Pekin and he weighs 7.40, what would the appropriate dosing be for him?

 

[casportpony]

I have a Pekin and he weighs 7.40, what would the appropriate dosing be for him?

What Baytril do you have?

 

[casportpony]

And please confirm that the weight of 7.4 is in pounds.

 

[casportpony]

@angiegorham17 , the amount of Baytril that most vets seem to prescribe is 10 mg/kg twice a day, but injectable Baytril comes in two strengths, so how much you give depends on which one you have.

If you have the 100 mg/ml, and your duck weighs 7.4 pounds, the math is this:
7.4 / 2.2 x 10 / 100 = 0.34 ml twice a day

If you have the 22.7 mg/ml, and your duck weighs 7.4 pounds, the math is this:
7.4 / 2.2 x 10 / 22.7 = 1.48 ml twice a day

The 100 mg/ml bottle looks like this:


The 22.7 mg/ml bottle looks like this:


Please confirm which one you have.

 

[angiegorham17]

@angiegorham17 , the amount of Baytril that most vets seem to prescribe is 10 mg/kg twice a day, but injectable Baytril comes in two strengths, so how much you give depends on which one you have. If you have the 100 mg/ml, and your duck weighs 7.4 pounds, the math is this: 7.4 / 2.2 x 10 / 100 = 0.34 ml twice a day If you have the 22.7 mg/ml, and your duck weighs 7.4 pounds, the math is this: 7.4 / 2.2 x 10 / 22.7 = 1.48 ml twice a day The 100 mg/ml bottle looks like this: The 22.7 mg/ml bottle looks like this: Please confirm which one you have.

I work at a vet hospital but my Drs do not specialize in ducks, I believe it would be the smaller animal baytril I'd have access to!

 

[angiegorham17]

I work at a vet hospital but my Drs do not specialize in ducks, I believe it would be the smaller animal baytril I'd have access to!

Actually, I have access to both!

 

[casportpony]

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[casportpony]

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Great resources!

 

[angiegorham17]

@angiegorham17 , the amount of Baytril that most vets seem to prescribe is 10 mg/kg twice a day, but injectable Baytril comes in two strengths, so how much you give depends on which one you have. If you have the 100 mg/ml, and your duck weighs 7.4 pounds, the math is this: 7.4 / 2.2 x 10 / 100 = 0.34 ml twice a day If you have the 22.7 mg/ml, and your duck weighs 7.4 pounds, the math is this: 7.4 / 2.2 x 10 / 22.7 = 1.48 ml twice a day The 100 mg/ml bottle looks like this: The 22.7 mg/ml bottle looks like this: Please confirm which one you have.

Think it would be more beneficial to go with the larger animal one so its a smaller amount I'd have to administer? And would I do this for approx 10 days like most antibiotics?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I use the large animal one, and usually for no more than five days, so please talk to the doctors at your clinic because giving Baytril for longer than five days can cause yeast infections.