Baytril dose?

[casportpony]

The dosage is 10mg/kg. Do you know how much she weighs? If she weighs 5 pounds the dosage would be about 1mL.

Some websites say the dose is 10 mg/kg, but it seems that most vets prescribe one of the following:

• 10 mg/kg twice a day
• 15 mg/kg twice a day
• 15 mg/kg once a day
• 20 mg/kg once a day

5 pounds / 2.2 x 10 (mg/kg) / 100 mg/ml = 0.227 ml (22.7 mg), so not 1 ml if using the 100 mg/ml solution. If using the 2.27% solution (22.7 mg/ml), then yes, the 10 mg/kg dose would be 1 ml.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I just checked a chart that said 1mL. equals 1000mg.
6 lbs. equals 3 kg.
so at 10 mg. per kg. you should give 30 mg. to your 6 lbs. chicken.
if you are giving her 1mL, you are giving her 1000 mg. that seems way to much, make sure your Vet. got that conversion right. If she prescribed1.5 mL. that would be 1500 mg.
Please, anyone else check on this. I will check some more with with someone else on this and get back a little later.

1 ml of 10% Baytril has 100 mg enrofloxacin and 900 mg of other liquid.
1 ml of 2.27% Baytril has 22.7 mg of enrofloxacin and 977.3 mg of other liquid

I think the vet prescribed the 2.27% stuff at 15 mg/kg, so for a 5 pound hen the math would be this:
5 / 2.2 x 15 / 22.7 = 1.5 ml, which is exactly what the OP was told to give.

-Kathy

 

[DarleneE]

Kathy,

Thank you!!! I appreciate knowing that and find it in fact very comforting!!!
D

 

[bigbird]

how many times a day?

 

[casportpony]

how many times a day?

The most common dose seems to be twice a day.

-Kathy

 

[bigbird]

My roo is 3.8 pounds. How much baytril for him? Thanks

 

[casportpony]

My roo is 3.8 pounds. How much baytril for him? Thanks

What Baytril do you have?

 

[bigbird]

I'm using pills. 10 mg/kg. It's 22.7 mg tablet.

 

[casportpony]

I'm using pills. 10 mg/kg. It's 22.7 mg tablet.

The most common dose for one that weighs 3.8 pounds would be 17 mg twice a day.

-Kathy

 

[Bergere]

One of my bantam roosters needs to take Baytril 10% solution. He is only 18.2 ounces. (think that is 1.13lbs?) How much would he need per day?