{"id":581,"date":"2023-02-26T15:15:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T13:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vetdrugslist.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2023-04-29T14:51:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T14:51:07","slug":"chlortetracycline-hydrochloride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/chlortetracycline-hydrochloride\/","title":{"rendered":"Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1st generation time- and concentration-dependent antimicrobial that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S subunit of the bacterial ribosome.<\/p>\n
Uses of Chlortetracycline hydrochloride<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Treatment of feline chlamydial conjunctivitis<\/strong> (oral doxycycline is the treatment of choice).<\/li>\n
Treatment of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis and canine spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects<\/strong> (via an immunomodulatory mechanism).<\/li>\n
Treatment of keratitis, conjunctivitis, and blepharitis<\/strong> caused by Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., and Proteus spp. and\/or Pseudomonas spp.<\/li>\n
Tetracyclines have a broad spectrum<\/strong> including both aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, mycoplasmas, rickettsiae, and Chlamydia spp. Pseudomonas spp. and Staphylococci spp. may be resistant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Dose of Chlortetracycline hydrochloride in Dogs and Cats<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Dogs and cats:<\/strong><\/p>\n
0.5\u20132 cm of ointment to affected eye q6h for 5 days.<\/p>\n
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