Duramycin 10 Dosing Errors in Durvet Catalog

[casportpony]

The catalog shows this:


First error - 1/2 tablespoon does not equal 1 ounce
Second error - 1 tablespoon does not equal 2 ounces
Third error - The 800 mg dose is 1.5 tablespoons per gallon, *not* 1 tablespoon. and this is why:

• Package weighs 181 grams and has 10 grams tetracycline.
• 10 ÷ 181 = 0.055, which means it's 5.5% tetracycline, 94.5% filler
• One gram = 55mg
• One tablespoon weighs about 10 grams which = 550 mg
• 800 ÷ 550 = 1.45 tablespoons

The 800 mg dose for one gallon = 1.5 tablespoons (825mg is close enough)

-Kathy

 

[Ameraucanas]

Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

Thanks!

You're welcome! You would think that a big company would have verified the info. Sigh... Sadly, before I weighed the powder and did the math, I told many people to give the wrong dose.

-Kathy

 

[Hholly]

Hey Kathy, what does this treat? Thanks!