Antibiotics

Gram Positive

Oral, small intestine, stomach

Ruptures cell wall of bacteria to work

Effective against gram positives

Includes, Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Penicillen, andClavamox

Given- Parenteral or oral

Broad Spectrum

Bacteriostatic

Affects bone formaiton and teeth in young animals.

Doxycycline

Used for kennel cough

Doxycycline, Tetracycline, and Oxytetracyline.

Oral and Parenteral

Broad Spectrum

Can cause retinal detachment of eyes and blindness, so watch dose.

May cause joint lessions and/or arthritis

Enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin

Can not use in amimals for food, causes plasic amimea in human lungs

Oral and eye

Broad spectrum

Excretes in urine

1st moslty gram positive, 2nd gram + some -, 3rd gram+ with expanded gram -

Includes Cefazolen (IV) Cephalexin(Staf, skin, UTI), Ceritofur(Good for dairy cattle)

Broad Spectrum Gram negative

Inhibits protein synthesis and impedes cell division

Administered- Parenteral

Toxic to kidneys so check levels, hydrate and monitor patient.

Can't use in any food animals.

Gentocin, and Amikacin

Florfenicol

Injectable

Broad spectrum

Inhibits protein sysnthesis

Reaches CSF

Respiratiory infections in cattle.

Nuflor

Macrolides and Lincosamides

Gram +

Strong

Used for deep wonds, abscesses osteomyelitis

Monitor withdrawl

Macrolides

Erythromycin, tylosin, micotil, zithromax

Lincoamides

Clindamycin, and lincomycin

Vancomycin

Gram+

Limited use

Ototoxitcity and nephrotoxicity

Vancocin

Specrinomycin

Gram- some +

Cattle and Turkeys

Monitor withdrawl

Spectam

Polymyxin B and Bactracin

Skin and eyes, for superficail infections

Nephrotoxic and neurotoxic when givin parentereally

Mycitracin, Forte topical, Neobacimyx

Sulfonamides

Broad spectrum

Used for, UTI, Respiratory, wounds

Side effects, V/D, urticaria, KCS in canine

Tribrissin, trimethoprim sulfa, albon, pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine

Broad Spectrum

May cause dry eyes, hives and is hard on kidneys.

Topicla or oral, used for superficial wounds.

Nitrofurazone ointment

Dirivative form of tifamycin b

Treats Rhodococcus Equi infection, may cause red urine