Amoxicillin

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Would amoxicillin be ok to use on a dog with a urine infection or would i need sylanux instead,the reason being my mates dog as a urine infection would amoxicillin be ok to administer or would i need to order sylanux?

any help appreciated

[fatlad 250]

amoxicillan is a broad range antibiotic so it should be ok

[k94v 12]

Would amoxicillin be ok to use on a dog with a urine infection or would i need sylanux instead,the reason being my mates dog as a urine infection would amoxicillin be ok to administer or would i need to order sylanux?

any help appreciated

noprobs mate :thumbs:

[skycat 6,174]

Are you absolutely sure that it is a urine infection? Has the dog been to the vet? Not trying to sound preachy, but it sounds as though you haven't been to the vet or the vet would have done tests to find out exactly what was wrong with the dog and prescribed antibiotics accordingly. Amoxicillin is the most basic of antibiotics: its what the doctor gives you to save on more expensive antibiotics. In the veterinary world Noroclav aka Synolux is more expensive and generally considered to be better than the basic penicillin based antibiotics even though they are both broad spectrum antibiotics.

 

Sometimes what appears to be a urinary infection: difficulty peeing, may in fact be something like bladder stones which may need a different treatment altogether.

[rocky070707 30]

ask a vet

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Thanks for the replies the dog isn't mine it belongs to a friend and the said dog has had this problem in the past and taken to the vet on a previous occasion where the vet proceeded to charge £20 consultation fee then a further £17 to prescribe medication,the exact medication that he all ready had.He's managed to get sylanux now and treated her so thanks once again