Fish Mox Amoxicillin dosage for pup?

[Turbo911]

Hey guys, how would you measure the 250mg amoxicillin capsule for a 15lb pup? The recommended dosage is 5mg-10mg/lb of body weight every 12hr-24hr. Any help appreciated.

[EWO]

I'd dose the 250mg capsule.

12-24 hours is a pretty big span.

If Amoxicillin is my medicine of choice I use the one capsule at 250mg and then space them out about 18 or so hours apart.

EWO

[Coach]

15lb pup
250mg every 12 hours

[BLADE]

. I'm with these two. Give the whole 250mg capsule. And I'd stick with every twelve hours.

[Turbo911]

Thanks for the replies.
So slightly over dosing won’t do any harm.?

[BLADE]

Thanks for the replies.
So slightly over dosing won’t do any harm.?

Nope, done it many times. And in this particular case.. a little to much would be better than not enough or not often enough. I'm not a veterinarian so I'm not qualified to give medical advice but I can tell you what I've had experience doing that worked for me.

[BRICKFACE]

What are you treating?

[Coach]

Amox is like penicillin. It's a preventive type antibiotic. If you are already infected, I'd go with Cephalexin and move up from there as needed. Pup, 250BID and grown dog - 500mg BID

[NWCC]

How long should you use it?

[AGK]

5–7 days or 48 hours after all symptoms have subsided. If no improvement is seen in 5 days, review diagnosis and change therapy.