Baytril Concentration check

[Chevalrose]

My vet was supposed to give me enough Bayrtil for a month....but theres no way they gave me enough so I wanted to double check to see if they either mixed the correct concentration, and just didn't give me enough....or if they made it extra concentrated.

They gave me 3 22.7mg tablets in 3mL of water...which I believe is correct...1mL per tablet? He's getting .2mL 2x a day...but they only gave me these 3 mL which will last like a week.

So should I have actually gotten 12 tablets in 12mL of water?


Also...if you mix 1 tablet for 1mL of water, does that give you 2.27% Baytril?

 

[lilspaz68]

If you give me his weight I can work out if the dosage is correct then I can sort out how much you should have.

1 pill to 1 ml = 22.7 mg/ml (the 2.27% is the injectable kind)

 

[Chevalrose]

I don't know his exact weight, somewhere around a pound. I'm not worried about that...0.2mL sounds correct...I'm just worried about them mixing it correctly.

 

[lilspaz68]

You're right, all they gave you was enough for a week (the dosage is correct)...you need at least 6ml's.

 

[Chevalrose]

I would actually need 12 though right?

0.2 mLs 2x/day = 0.4mLs/day
0.4mLs/day x 30 days = 12mLs

 

[lilspaz68]

I would actually need 12 though right?

0.2 mLs 2x/day = 0.4mLs/day
0.4mLs/day x 30 days = 12mLs

yes for 30 days you would need 12, for 2 weeks you would need 6.

 

[Chevalrose]

I love my vet, but I swear her vet techs always have problems with the meds they give me. I'm seriously considering just asking to get a Rx for Baytril and getting the tabs from 1800PetMeds and just mixing it myself when needed. Cheaper, and less headache.

 

[lilspaz68]

I love my vet, but I swear her vet techs always have problems with the meds they give me. I'm seriously considering just asking to get a Rx for Baytril and getting the tabs from 1800PetMeds and just mixing it myself when needed. Cheaper, and less headache.

Much cheaper

 

[SQ]

Did they mix it for you?
If so, it is only good for about 10 days so that may be part of the reason you were not given enough.