PLEASE NOTE: A prescription issued by a UK registered vet (MRCVS) is required before this item can be dispatched.
Product Description
Contains amoxicillin and clavulanic acid which has a notably broad spectrum of bactericidal activity against the bacteria commonly found in cattle.
a) In vitro Combiclav Injection is active against a wide range of clinically important bacteria including:
Gram-positive: Staphylococci (including beta-lactamase producing strains), Streptococci, Corynebacteria, Clostridia, Bacillus anthracis, Actinomyces bovis.
Gram-negative: Escherichia coli (including beta-lactamase producing strains), Salmonella spp, (including betalactamase producing strains), Campylobacter spp, Klebsiella spp, Proteus spp, Pasteurella spp, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides (including beta-lactamase producing strains), Haemophilus spp, Moraxella spp and Actinobacillus lignieresi.
b) Combiclav Injection is effective against bacteria which cause a wide range of diseases, in cattle these include: Respiratory infections; Soft tissue infections (e.g.
joint/navel ill, abscesses etc.); Metritis; and Mastitis.
Use of the product should be based on susceptibility testing of the bacteria isolated from the animal. If this is not possible, therapy should be based on local epidemiological information.
Dosage & Administration
- By intramuscular injection at a dosage rate of 8.75mg/kg bodyweight (1ml per 20kg bodyweight) daily for 3-5 days.
- Shake the vial well before use.
- Use a completely dry sterile needle and syringe.
- Swab the septum before removing each dose.
- After injection, massage the injection site.
- The suspension is not suitable for intravenous or intrathecal administration.
Withdrawals
Milk: 60 hours
Meat: 42 days
