Common antibiotic and dosage for pet birds
|
Sl. No
|
Antibiotic
|
Route
|
Dosage
|
1
|
Amikacin
|
IM
|
10 mg/kg
|
2
|
Amoxicillin
|
IM
|
50-100 mg/kg
|
ORAL
|
100-150 mg/kg
|
SC
|
30-70mg/kg
|
3
|
Amphotericin/neomycin/thiostrepton/
AmphotericinB
|
ORAL
|
1mg/kg
|
IV
|
0.75 mg/kg
|
IM
|
50-100 mg/kg
|
|
Ampicillion
|
IM
|
50-100 mg/kg
|
|
|
IM
|
50-100 mg/kg
|
4
|
Benzathine penicillin Benzylpenicillin
|
IM
|
100-200 mg/kg
|
5
|
Cefotaxin
|
IM
|
100 mg/kg
|
6
|
Cephalexin
|
ORAL
|
40mg/kg
|
7
|
Chlortetracycline
|
IM
|
50-250 mg/kg
|
ORAL
|
20-40 mg/kg
|
8
|
Cloxacillion
|
IM
|
100-250 mg/kg
|
|
|
ORAL
|
250 mg/kg
|
9
|
Co-trimazine, sulfadiazine/trimethoprim, co-trimoxazole-sulfamethoxazole/ trimethoprim
|
ORAL
|
1ml/4 lb body weight
|
10
|
Doxycycline
|
ORAL
|
20 mg/kg
|
11
|
Erythromycin
|
ORAL
|
250 mg/kg
|
SC
|
25 mg/kg
|
12
|
Gentamicin
|
IM
|
2 mg/kg
|
SC
|
10-20 mg/kg
|
13
|
Griseofulvin
|
ORAL
|
125 mg/kg
|
14
|
Kanamycin
|
IM
|
50-10 mg/kg
|
ORAL
|
100-150 mg/kg
|
15
|
Lincomycin
|
ORAL
|
250 mg/kg
|
16
|
Nystatin (3000 units /mg)
|
ORAL
|
10-100 mg/kg
|
17
|
Oxytetracycline, streptomycin,
|
IM
|
50 mg/kg
|
18
|
Sulfonamides
|
ORAL
|
500 mg/kg
|
19
|
Tetracycline hydrochloride
|
IM
|
8-10 mg/kg
|
ORAL
|
250 mg/kg
|
20
|
Tylosin
|
ORAL
|
200 mg/kg
|
IM
|
10-25 mg/kg
|
|
Last modified: Thursday, 7 June 2012, 10:30 AM