Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin, many others)
• Description: Chloramphenicol is a bacteriostatic antibiotic used against a broad range of gram + and gram - bacteria.
• Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to chloramphenicol.
• Adverse reaction: None seen with any frequency.
• Dosage: 30 - 50 mg/bird, 2 - 3 times/day intramuscularly. Ophthalmic ointment or drops are useful for conjunctivitis used two times daily.
• Comments: This drug is broken down so quickly by crop flora, adequate blood levels are hard to attain orally.
• Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to chloramphenicol.
• Adverse reaction: None seen with any frequency.
• Dosage: 30 - 50 mg/bird, 2 - 3 times/day intramuscularly. Ophthalmic ointment or drops are useful for conjunctivitis used two times daily.
• Comments: This drug is broken down so quickly by crop flora, adequate blood levels are hard to attain orally.
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