Common Antibiotics for Dogs and Cats | 農藥合法資訊網

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Like humans, dogs and cats develop bacterial infections that require a treatment program involving antibiotics. Antibacterial medications are essential for treating these infections because they destroy the infected organism while leaving your pets healthy cells intact.

Some antibiotics work by preventing bacteria from building cell walls, thereby stopping their ability to reproduce, while others work by starving the bacteria to prevent the infected organism from being able to turn glucose into energy. Here are the most-common antibiotics used in veterinary medicine to treat infections in dogs and cats and their uses.

The five most-common antibiotics prescribed for dogs include:

Amoxicillin/Clavulanate—This antibiotic combo is related to Penicillin and is used to treat a bro...