Question: “Sniffles” Is A MI Two Pound Kitten Brought In To Your Hospital Today. His New Owner Found Him In A Box On The Side Of The Road A Few Hours Ago. The Veterinarian Estimates He Is 8 Weeks Old. Your Physical Examination Reveals The Following: Temp 103.8° Heart Rate 170 Bpm Resps 48 With A Lot Of Upper Noise From His Nose He Is Extremely Depressed And …
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“Sniffles” is a MI two pound kitten brought in to your hospital today. His new owner found him in a box on the side of the road a few hours ago. The veterinarian estimates he is 8 weeks old. Your physical examination reveals the following: Temp 103.8° Heart rate 170 bpm Resps 48 with a lot of upper noise from his nose He is extremely depressed and has a thick greenish yellow discharge from his eyes and nose, conjunctival injection of the vessels of his eyes, is squinting and has several erosions on his nose. His mucous membranes are pale pink, dry, CRT is 2 sec and his skin tents over his scapulas. 6. The veterinarian selects Clavamox oral solution (50 mg/mL) for Sniffles. a. The dosage is 10 mg/kg PO bid. Calculate the dose. 2 b. You need to reconstitute the powder. Explain how will you do this? Date Name Directions CLAVAMOX (amoxicillin trihydrate/ clavulanate potassium) Drops For veterinary oral suspension For use in dogs and cats When reconed each contains 50 mg of cas the thre and 125 mg of clavulanic acid as possa De Not Us Product is Discolored Cautio federal law restrict this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian De 15 ml NADA AS 10 Arrowed by FDA Directions for Mixing: Add 14 ml of water to the bottle and shake vigorously. Each ml of suspension will contain 625 mg of amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid activity. Any unused portion of the reconstituted sus pension must be discarded after 10 days Refrigeration is required. Do Not Store Dry Powder at Temperatures Above 25*C (TTA Read Insert for Complete Directions afirer c. What EXACTLY will you type on the label? 7. What instructions regarding at-home care are you going to give to the owner? 3
