Effective Pet Antibiotics: Your Pet's Health Priority

Antibiotics are likely to be required for your dog at some point, just as they are likely to be required for you. Antibiotics save lives by killing infection-causing bacteria, and people have used natural forms of them since ancient times. Pet Antibiotics have become a mainstay of contemporary medicine, both human and veterinary, since their scientific discovery and development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Penicillins, cephalosporins, cephamycins, aminoglycosides, quinolones, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, and macrolides are among the antibiotic classes available for use in animals. The antibiotic used to treat a paw cut is not always the same drug used to treat a UTI. Your veterinarian will select the optimum antibiotic class and type for the type of infection.

Antibiotics are used to treat what conditions in dogs?

Infections can occur in any part of a dog's body, and many different types of bacteria can cause infection. The following are some of the most prevalent forms of diseases encountered in dogs.

• Infections of the urinary
• Infections of the ears
• Infections of the eyes
• Skin illnesses such as pyoderma
• Infections of the respiratory 
• Infections of the gastrointestinal 
• Tissue infections (which might emerge as a result of an injury or following surgery)

What Are Antibiotics' Potential Side Effects in Dogs?

Antibiotics can save lives, but they can also have unintended consequences. If your veterinarian has prescribed antibiotics for your dog, it is because the benefits exceed the risks. Antibiotics, in general, may produce the following negative effects in dogs:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Appetite loss
• Infections caused by yeast
• Allergic reaction (often hives or rash, less frequently difficulty breathing/anaphylactic shock)

If your dog is having side effects from antibiotic therapy, please contact your veterinarian. Your veterinarian may change the dose or switch to a different antibiotic.