People usually take medicine “two pills at a time, twice a day”, but cats are not! Not only cats, animals take oral medicines It is also usually taken based on their weight, and the dosage varies by species. Speaking of which, I think being a veterinarian is still difficult.
So, how many times a day should cats take cold medicine?
1. Clinically, the differential diagnosis of feline respiratory diseases (herpes virus, calicivirus, chlamydia, etc.) is generally not carried out, and symptomatic treatment is mostly used. The medication method is as follows:
①Doxycycline is the first choice for antibiotics, 5 mg per kilogram of body weight, twice a day, for 3-4 weeks
②Lysine 0.5g/cat, 1 -2 times/d
③Interferon, injection or oral
2. If your cat has symptoms of coughing, you should suspect Burbordetella bronchitis infection . However, when cough symptoms occur, the pathogen is generally not found, and symptomatic treatment is often used.
3. If there are tears or even pus in the eyes, swelling of the conjunctiva and other symptoms, you can use tobramycin eye drops
(3-4 times a day) or Yankang eye drops (3-4 times a day) , and timely clean the eye area and nasal secretions. Clean the eye area with saline or buy a bottle of eye drops and follow the directions. But if the symptoms are more serious, you must go to the hospital for corneal fluorescence staining to check whether the cornea is damaged!! Corneal damage is not as simple as eye drops can solve, and there is a risk of blindness.
4 Foods during treatment should be fresh and full of flavor, such as canned food, cooked chicken breast, salmon, etc. Stimulate appetite and encourage more eating. In general, if your cat has a good appetite, there is no need to worry too much. The prognosis is generally good.
5 points!! ! While deaths from respiratory problems are rare, they can still be fatal. If the cat has a poor appetite, you should pay special attention and send them to the hospital as soon as possible.
