Drugs of Choice in Different Animal Diseases.

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This is a collection of the drugs of choice in certain animal diseases:

Parasitic Diseases:

• Cestodes - Niclosamides.
• Oxyuris - Albendazole.
• External parasites - Deltamethrin (Butox) / Amitraz.
• Mange in rabbits - Ivermectin +Sulfer ointment.
• Babesiosis - Imizol/Avinazine
• Thileriosis - Butalex
• Toxoplasmosis in cats - Clindamycin
• Coccidiosis in poultry - Toltrazuril 2.5 % 3 ml/L /(Diclazuril + Amprolium+ Vit. K)

Fungal Infections:

• Asperigellosis in poultry - Vircon S ..1 gm/L for 2 days.
• Ring worm -

Noninfectious Diseases:

• Best antinflammatory in cats - Meloxicam.
• Best treament of smooth inactive ovary - GnRH (Receptal)
• Ketosis - Ketonil
• Anemia - preparations containing blood tonics (e.g. Antoplex)
• Impaction - clanobutin Na +antihistaminic+Vit.B complex inj.
• Organophosphorus toxicity - Atropine sulphate.

Viral Diseases:

• Pox in poultry [fowlpox] : Emergency vaccination + AD3E + Topical application of Gentian violet.
• Orf - Hexasol

Bacterial Diseases:

• Eye infections - Enrofloxacin drops.
• Wounds or abscess - Penicillins +/- Streptomycin.
• Bacterial arthritis - Penicillin+Streptomycin+Antinflammatory
• Strangles - Penicillin+Genta+Dexamethasone.
• Mastitis - Amoxicillin+Gentamicin+Fenadine or Amoxicillin+Clavulanic acid or Gentamicin+Tylosin.
• CCPP or PPR - Sulphonamide+Tylosin
• Respiratory infections in poultry - Doxycycline 50%+Tylosin at doses 0.5 from each / L for 3 days or Norofloxacin+Tylosin+bronchodilator or Marbofloxacin.
• Respiratory infections in pets - Cefotaxime (40 mg/Kg/every 8 hrs).
• Respiratory infections in large animals - Penicillin+Streptomycin or Tylosin+ Gentamicin or Draxin+Finadyne
• Bacterial enteritis in poultry - Colistin+Metronidazole
• Bacterial enteritis in calves - Trimethoprim-sulpha or Amoxicillin+Piperazine Citrate+Finadyne

Drug of choice for specific pathogens:

• Chlamydia infections - Flouroquinolones/Tylosin/Chlorotetracycline.
• E.coli - Marbofloxacin/Apramycin/Norofloxacin.
• Salmonella - Chloramphnicol (Dose in poultry 1 ml/L for 3 days) / Lincomycin+Spectinomycin.
• Clostridium infections in rabbits: Trimethoprim-sulpha / Penicillin +Metronidazole
• Clostridium infections in other spp : Bacitracin/Lincomycin/Ampicillin/ Amoxicillin+Streptomicin / Amoxicillin+Metronidazole

Diseases caused by Pastreulla spp.:

• Fowl cholera: Florfenicol / Trimethoprim+sulpha
• Shipping fever: Florfenicol +/- Finadyne