Clinical Observations on the Use of Oral Amoxycillin/Clavulanate in the Treatment of Gingivitis in Dogs and Cats and Anal Sacculitis in Dogs

摘要

Gingivitis in dogs, which includes both aerobic and anaerobic organisms in a mixed infection, can be effectively treated by a combination of metronidazole and teeth scaling. Studies of cultures of infected sacs from dogs with anal sacculitis likewisereveal many different bacteria. The use of oral amoxicillin/clavulanate in the treatment of gingivitis in cats and dogs, and of anal sacculitis in dogs, was reported. Four British investigators in different parts of the United Kingdom participated in a study. Before treatment, bacteriologic samples were obtained from all animals and subjected to aerobic and anaerobic culture Two treatments were compared: oral amoxicillin/clavulanate, 12.5 mg/kg~(-1) body weight twice daily for 7 days, and oral metronida/ole, 20 mg/kg~(-1 body weight daily for 10 days. No adjunctive antibacterial treatment was given, although animals that failed to respond by the day after treatment were given additional surgical or medical therapy. For animals with gingivitis, scalingor extraction was performed approximately 24 hours after the beginning of treatment.