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Does feeding time affect amoxycillin treatment in dogs and cats
By Siwak, A D·Published in Australian veterinary journal·1978·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: The influence of the time of treatment in relation to feeding on the efficacy of amoxycillin therapy in dogs and cats.
Plain-English summary
A group of 277 dogs and cats with bacterial infections were treated with amoxycillin, an antibiotic, to see how well it worked when given with or without food. The study found that nearly 89% of the pets showed a good response to the treatment, regardless of whether they had eaten before taking the medication. This suggests that pet owners can give amoxycillin to their pets without worrying about their last meal affecting how well the medicine works.
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Abstract
A field trial comparing the clinically assessed response to amoxycillin therapy in 148 fasted and 129 non-fasted dogs and cats suffering clinically diagnosed bacterial infections is reported. A satisfactory response to treatment was obtained in 88.8% of these cases. The results indicate that the clinical response to amoxycillin therapy was not affected by the concurrent administration of the antibiotic with food.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/708331/