Doxycare flavour tablets for cats and dogs
Doxycare flavour tablets for cats and dogs
Used for the treatment of bacterial respiratory tract infections in cats and dogs due to organisms sensitive to doxycycline including: Staphylococcus aureus and other Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Bordetella bronchiseptica, and Pasteurella spp.
Please select the medication size exactly as stated on your prescription.
Use this product as directed by your veterinary surgeon. You should carefully read all product packaging and labels prior to use.
Do not use in cases of hypersensitivity to the active substance, to other tetracyclines or to any of the excipients.
Do not use in cases of dysphagia or diseases accompanied by vomiting.
Do not use in animals with renal or hepatic insufficiency.
Do not use in cases of vomiting, oesophagitis and oesophageal ulcerations see section adverse reaction.
Special warnings for each target species:
Canine ehrlichiosis: the treatment should be initiated as soon as the occurrence of 1st clinical signs. The dog can remain a carrier of the bacteria even after prolonged antibiotic treatments and can be the source of new tick infestations (disease's vector)
Special precautions for use in animals:
Do not exceed the recommended dosage.
As tablets are flavoured store tablets out of reach of the animals in order to avoid accidental ingestion.
Due to the likely variability (time, geographical) in the occurrence of resistance of bacteria for doxycycline, bacteriological sampling and susceptibility testing are recommended.
Official, national and regional antimicrobial policies should be taken into account when the product is used.
Use of the product deviating from the instructions given in the SPC may increase the prevalence of bacteria resistant to doxycycline and may decrease the effectiveness of treatment with other tetracyclines, due to the potential for cross-resistance.
In order to reduce the likelihood of oesophageal irritation as well as other gastrointestinal side effects, such as vomiting, the product should be administered together with food. Special care should be taken when administering the product to animals with liver disease, since increases in hepatic enzymes have been documented in some animals after doxycycline treatment.
The product should be administered with caution to young animals, since tetracyclines as a class may cause permanent discolouration of the teeth, when administered during tooth development. However, human literature indicates that doxycycline is less likely than other tetracyclines to cause these abnormalities, due to its reduced ability to chelate calcium.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals:
Tetracyclines may cause hypersensitivity (allergy) reactions.
People with known hypersensitivity to tetracyclines should avoid contact with the veterinary medicinal product.
Wash hands after use.
If you develop symptoms following exposure such as skin rash, seek medical advice immediately and show the package leaflet to the physician.
Doxycycline may cause gastrointestinal disturbances after accidental ingestion, especially by children. To avoid accidental ingestion, unused tablet parts should be returned to the open blister space and inserted back into the carton. In case of accidental ingestion, seek medical advice.