Baytril: Instructions For Use In Veterinary Medicine, Indications For Treatment In Cats, Contraindications, Reviews, Cost And Analogues

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

How to save a cat from 11 serious infections: the antimicrobial drug Baytril

In the wild, the fittest survive. Domestic animals have changed the habitual way of life, worked out by millions of years of evolution, have become pampered by civilization. In city apartments, cats lose their primitive essence, they become more and more like people. They eat food from supermarkets, wear clothes, sleep in cat hotels, visit exhibitions and beauty salons, take taxis and fly on airplanes. Hordes of pathogenic bacteria attack them, and dangerous infectious diseases develop. The body cannot cope without serious support. Our four-legged friends are lucky. A loving owner is ready to put all the power of the achievements of human veterinary thought to serve his pet.

Content

• 1 The mechanism of action of Baytril
• 2 Composition and release form of the drug
• 3 Baytril: indications for use

• 4 How to use the product correctly

  4.1 Video: how to give an injection to a cat

• 5 Features of the use of the drug in kittens and pregnant cats
• 6 Contraindications and side effects of Baytril
• 7 Interaction of the drug with other drugs
• 8 Storage conditions and shelf life

• 9 Price and analogues

  9.1 Table: solutions for injections with a volume of 100 ml - analogues of the drug Baytril

• 10 Reviews of veterinarians and cat owners

The mechanism of action of Baytril

When it comes to life and death, antibiotics are second to none. Antimicrobial drugs are able to stop the growth and reproduction of pathogens and completely destroy them.

Antibiotics are irreplaceable:

• with acute development of the disease;
• with inflammation in closed cavities;
• for therapy after surgery;
• with a life-threatening infection.

Baytril is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent. The medicine was developed by the German concern Bayer.

The antimicrobial drug Baytril has a broad spectrum of action

The antibiotic inhibits the synthesis of DNA (genetic code) of harmful cells and prevents their reproduction. New bacteria are not born, the colony of pathogens dies - the disease recedes.

It is prescribed for a disease of a bacterial or mycoplasma nature, the causative agent of which is:

• staphylococcus aureus - provokes organ damage, purulent inflammation of tissues, often with a fatal outcome;
• clostridia - causes acute, blood-stained, life-threatening diarrhea;
• corynebacterium - initiates wound infections, intoxication, heart muscle diseases, urinary and respiratory tract infections;
• E. coli - produces toxins that affect the intestines, leading to severe diarrhea, dehydration, inflammation of the lungs and urogenital organs;
• salmonella - threatens with food poisoning, is the cause of severe complications, acute renal failure;
• hemophillus - causes inflammation of the joints, ears, mucous membranes of the eyes and sinuses, pneumonia and bronchitis;
• pasteurella - affects the intestines, lungs, occupies the blood and lymph, causes blood poisoning;
• Proteus - promotes disruption of the intestinal environment, intoxication, decreased immunity, inhibition of growth;
• pseudomonas - initiates purulent inflammation of the lungs, nasopharynx, ears, eyes and surgical wounds;
• campylobacter - causes diarrhea, vomiting, acute abdominal pain, fever;
• mycoplasma - provokes difficult to treat pneumonia, stillbirth and spontaneous abortions in pregnant cats.

Composition and release form of the drug

The active ingredient of the antibiotic Baytril is enrofloxacin. Neutral components: potassium hydroxide, n-butanol, distilled water.

The drug is available in the form of solutions (for injection and oral administration) with a concentration:

• 2.5% - the content of the active substance is 25 mg per 1 ml;
• 5% - 50 mg per ml;
• 10% - 100 mg per ml.

For cats, only a 2.5% solution is used. Low concentration is safe for small animals, eliminates the risk of overdose. The volume of 100 ml assumes use in clinics.

Baytril: indications for use

Baytril defeats bacterial and mycoplasma:

• respiratory infections - bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia;
• diseases of the urinary tract - urethritis, cystitis, urolithiasis;
• reproductive lesions - endometritis, pyometra, etc.;
• disturbances in the work of the gastrointestinal tract - diarrhea, salmonellosis, proteinaceous infection, enteritis, food toxicoinfection, etc.;
• infections of the skin and mucous membranes - staphylococcosis, streptococcosis;
• infections associated with viral diseases (calicivirus, herpevirus, HIV in cats) - septicemia;
• inflammation after surgery.

A permanent doctor is important to people and animals. Make inquiries, study reviews of clinics, choose. Keep a card of a four-legged family member, save medical records, analyzes, appointments. As they say, a blunt pencil is more useful than a sharp memory. If you decide to change your doctor or place of residence, you don't have to retell the entire history of your pet's development. Apply modern technologies: install a mobile application and collect information there. The veterinarian is able to adequately track the dynamics according to the provided blood tests, bacterial cultures. It is easy for an owner without medical education to get confused and miss important information. The doctor is more willing to trust the document than the memories. Believe me, an experienced veterinarian has successfully cured more than one such case.

How to use the product correctly

The dose of the drug is calculated by the weight of the animal - 0.2 ml per 1 kg of body weight. Cats are injected with 2.5% Baytril solution with a sterile needle subcutaneously once a day. The injection is painful, so it is recommended to use no more than 2.5 ml once. When the volume of administration is more than 2.5 ml, the calculated dose is divided in half.

After administration of the drug, the content of the active agent in the blood reaches a maximum after 1.5 hours and remains for 6 hours. Therapeutic concentration - a day. It is excreted in bile and urine.

The duration of therapy is 3-10 days. More often a five-day course is prescribed. At the end of the treatment, the veterinarian monitors the dynamics of recovery. If there is no improvement, the antibiotic is replaced.

Do not tell the doctor, do not dispute the prescription without proof, you will only harm your pet. It is better to entrust the owner to monitor the pet's reaction to the drug, but only a specialist has the necessary experience in treating the disease. It will be beneficial for the cat to combine your efforts against the disease.

Video: how to give an injection to a cat

Features of the use of the drug in kittens and pregnant cats

The drug Baytril is not prescribed:

• during pregnancy. The manufacturer does not note the toxic effect on the embryo, however, this drug is not administered to females expecting offspring. There is a threat of negative effects on the nervous system and cartilage tissue of the cubs. If the cat is expecting offspring, tell the doctor, he will prescribe another antibiotic;
• during lactation. In lactating animals, the drug is not used due to its ability to penetrate into breast milk;
• little kittens. Fluoroquinolones inhibit the growth and development of the body, therefore, the drug is given only to animals over one year old or of adult size.

Carefully study the contraindications and side effects of Baytril

Contraindications and side effects of Baytril

The tool is not used:

• with pronounced changes in the cartilage tissue. Baytril disrupts the synthesis of collagen protein, the building material of the articular mechanism;
• in case of malfunctions of the nervous system, convulsions;
• with resistance of pathogens to fluoroquinolones. It is recommended to make a bacteriogram of sensitivity to enrofloxacin;
• if you are allergic to an active substance.

Antibiotics - biologically active substances, in addition to destroying target bacteria, inhibit the development of all microorganisms

The drug negatively affects:

• on the gastrointestinal tract - vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and decreased appetite may occur;
• on the musculoskeletal system - in the growth phase, the formation of cartilage tissue is inhibited;
• on the central nervous system - lethargy, impaired coordination, inhibition of reflexes are noted;
• on the immune system - there are frequent cases of allergies, dysbiosis;
• on the skin - abscesses and local baldness at the injection site (with an illiterate injection).

Interaction of the drug with other drugs

The appointment of Baytril together is contraindicated:

• with bacteriostatic antibiotics - chloramphenicol, tetracycline, macrolides;
• with theophylline;
• with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Enrofloxacin, which is part of Baytril, is incompatible with these drugs.

The veterinarian who observes my cat warned of cases of allergies even with external application of ointments with chloramphenicol or tetracycline. In her practice, there was a case: the cat scratched the wound after Baytril's injection. The hostess applied Levomekol - there was swelling and redness.

Storage conditions and shelf life

Store Baytril in a dry, dark place at a temperature of 5 to 25 ° C. The shelf life is 3 years. After opening, the drug is used within 28 days.

Price and analogues

A 100 ml bottle of Bayer's 2.5% injection solution costs 350 rubles in veterinary pharmacies.

There are a number of equivalent drugs of the fluoroquinolone group with enrofloxacin.

Enrofloxacin-based antibiotics are widely used in veterinary medicine

Table: solutions for injections with a volume of 100 ml - analogues of the drug Baytril

Name	Manufacturer	Manufacturer country	Structure	Suppressed microorganisms	Contraindications for use	Price, rub
Enromag 5%	CJSC "Mosagrogen"	Russia	enrofloxacin; potassium hydroxide; butanol; water for injection.	escherichia; salmonella; pasteurella; staphylococcus; streptococcus; klebsiella; pseudomonad; bordetella; campylobacter; clostridium; corynebacterium; mycoplasma; hemophillus; Proteus; brucella; chlamydia; colibacillus; actinobacillus; fusobacterium.	pregnancy and lactation; age up to a year; individual intolerance; changes in cartilage tissue; diseases of the central nervous system with convulsions.	207
Enrosept 5%	LLC "Vetbiohim"	Russia	enrofloxacin; potassium hydroxide; butanol; water for injection.	escherichia; salmonella; pasteurella; staphylococcus; streptococcus; klebsiella; pseudomonad; bordetella; campylobacter; clostridium; corynebacterium; mycoplasma.	pregnancy and lactation	213
Enroflox	Invesa	Spain	enrofloxacin; potassium hydroxide; butanol; water for injection.	salmonella; pasteurella; staphylococcus; streptococcus; pseudomonad; bordetella; campylobacter; clostridium; corynebacterium; mycoplasma; hemophillus; colibacillus; actinobacillus; Proteus	pregnancy and lactation	490

Combination antibiotics are widespread, including other active substances in addition to enrofloxacin.

In the treatment of animals, I draw an analogy with medicine. Antibacterial drugs came to veterinary medicine from the arsenal of human medicines. Antibiotics act on microorganisms equally destructive, infecting both pathogenic and friendly bacteria. Their use inhibits the work of the intestines, reduces immunity. Doctors recommend probiotics from the first day of antibiotic therapy.

I have given my cat live fermented milk products from the beginning of the antimicrobial treatment. I make at home in a yogurt maker and feed it three times a day. Pharmacy products Bifitrilak MK, Zoonorm, Sporovetin provide normalization of natural microflora, allow you to quickly restore the body's defenses.

I recommend especially carefully to monitor the diet of the fluffy patient, to give hypoallergenic food. Antibiotics additionally load the liver - the use of hepatoprotectors (Hepatolux, Hepatovet) will be useful. If your pet is allergic, warn the doctor and use the prescribed antihistamines.

Consult your veterinarian, the specialist will not prescribe an antibiotic without the support of concomitant medications.

Reviews of veterinarians and cat owners

Baytril has proven itself well in the treatment of bacterial and mycoplasma infections.

Benefits of Baytril:

• Penetrates deep into tissues, is effective for inflammation in closed cavities.
• It has a long elimination period, so it can be administered once a day.
• Highly effective against 11 groups of pathogens.
• Budgetary.

The main complaints from the owners are the occurrence of abscesses and hair loss at the injection site. Veterinarians are confident that a well-calculated dose plus a skillfully administered injection does not give negative consequences.

Strong pets with strong immunity easily cope with the aggression of pathogenic bacteria. Agree to a course of injections of antimicrobial agents if necessary. So far, there are no other drugs that can quickly defeat a life-threatening infection. Antibiotics are not vitamins or supplements! This is heavy artillery, their use is justified by real fears, a serious intervention that requires strict adherence to instructions and a balanced approach. Don't ever joke with it. For owners, such negligence threatens the loss of a pet, and for our smaller brothers - death. The choice is up to the owner. Remember this.