Kitten Amoxicillin dosage: Vet vs. bottle instructions for URI?

No, I do not recommend giving your kitten human amoxicillin. The reason for this is two-fold. If you have liquid amoxicillin, it needs to be used within 10 days of being opened. Any leftover should be discarded or returned to your pharmacy for disposal. The second reason is a 3 lb kitten would use an extremely small dose compared to a human. I recommend visiting your veterinarian to get a safer treatment option. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Hi, amoxicillin can be used in kittens but how do you give it ? I have witnessed some owners doing more harm then good by administering oral medications to kittens. I would recommend to see your vet so they can be started with a more effective, safe and fast acting injection and then you can continue at home with some oral drops for example. The dosage in kittens would be 10 mg per pound for 5-7 days. Hope this helps,

I suggest you call your veterinarian who has supplied the amoxidrops, and tell him you do not remember the dosage. He may have adjusted the dosage specifically for your cat and has a record of it in the files. I am sure the tech on the phone can look it up and tell you. I am afraid we are not allowed to give dosages unless we have a patient owner/pet/veterinary relationship and have seen your animal in person.

Hello, thank you for using PetCoach. The answer is, it depends. We need more information. When was the refrigerated amoxicillin reconstituted? If it was longer than 14 days ago then it is no longer good. Is this formulation the same mg/ml as the one you got from the veterinarian? It is best for you to repost with that information so we can help you better. Honestly, though, if he is only sneezing, has no other symptoms and is eating/drinking well I would not bother with the antibiotics. Usually a URI is due to a mixed infection of bacteria and viruses - you cannot treat the viral portion with antibiotics and typically after 10 days the bacterial portion is under control. You are better off letting his own immune system kick in. I recommend you use something like Imuquin to help boost his immunity instead of using antibiotics. ( https://www.chewy.com/nutramax-imuquin-beta-glucans-marine/dp/572566 ) Hope this helps. Best wishes.

Upper respiratory infections often are accompanied by watery eyes and once the kitten gets a parenteral antibiotic (liquid amoxicillin) this will also affect and work on the eye infection. So, unless the eyes are very severely infected with lots of pussy discharge, there is no need for an eye ointment or eye drops.

That would depend on the underlying cause for this treatment. Generally speaking not less than 4 consecutive days, but treatment may be needed even for several weeks. Please repost your question with more precise informations about the diagnosis.

I would try to start her on a regimen of benadryl twice a day. See link below. If she isn't having nasal discharge and eye discharge then it is unlikely a true upper respiratory infection. Since I do not know the exact concentration of the amoxicillin liquid, I would call your vet to see what amount is safe for her. It is LIKELY 1mL but I cannot say for sure without knowing all of the information. I also cannot say what is safe for Crystal since I do not know her full history. I hope this helps! https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/cat/benadryl/#!