Amoxicillin question!

[Henhouse Harlot]

One of my Silkies was carried off by a dog last Sunday, and injured pretty badly. Thankfully, I witnessed him grab her, so I was able to chase him down and get my chicken back. A 4x3 inch area beneath her left wing was skinned (approximately), and there were several deep punctures from the dogs teeth. After I cleaned the wound, I sprayed the entire area with Schriener’s, and then bandaged her up and gave her the first dose of Amoxicillin. (She weighs about 2lbs, so I split a 500mg capsule into 4 doses.)
She has been healing beautifully all week! The wound never showed signs of infection (I LOVE Schriener’s!!!), and so my question is this;
Can I safely stop the oral antibiotics now? She received them for a full 7 days, so is that enough for an animal bite? Do I need to do a full 10 days? Thank you!!

 

[Eggcessive]

Glad to hear that she is much better and recovering. It is up to you whether to complete it for 10 days. Most vets will give amoxicillin for 7-10 days. Since there were puncture wounds, the 10 day course may be best. I also would give some probiotic powder or plain Greek yogurt with live cultures for a few days after the antibiotics to get the intestinal bacteria back to normal.