What is amoxicillin used for in veterinary medicine?
Amoxicillin mainly uses for treatment the infections caused by gram positive and negative bacteria which susceptible to penicillin. It is suitable to cure the diseases in poultry and livestock: fevers, losses of appetite, constipation, be laid up, short of breath and abdominal breath. To domestic animal's flu, nameless fever, the bacillary dysentery, acute gastroenteritis; pig's erysipelas, pneumonic plague, piglet's diarrhea, paratyphoid, sickness from E. coli, brucella, mycoplasma, leptospirosis; poultry's cholera, chicken's dysentery, salpingitis; the cow, pig's mastitis, endometritis, syndrome of milkless also has very good curative effect.
Pharmacological Action OF Amoxicillin injection
Amoxicillin: It is a broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic that has a bactericidal effect by inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial cell walls. It is mainly effective against Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative bacteria.
Gentamicin: An aminoglycoside antibiotic that can bind to the bacterial ribosome and block protein synthesis. It is mainly effective against Gram-negative bacteria.
What should I be aware of when using amoxicillin injection?
- Long-term use may lead to bacterial resistance.
- Amoxicillin may cause allergic reactions, so please observe carefully after use.
- During use, attention should be paid to the possibility of renal and hearing damage, especially when gentamicin is used in high doses or for a long time.