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Is my dog's dental Clindamycin dose safe? When to give probiotics?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Silky Terrier | Male | neutered | 10 years and 8 months old | 13.5 lbs

After being examined for periodontal disease/ a dental abscess, my dog was prescribed Clindamycin HCl 150mg tablets w/ a dosage of 1 tablet 2 times a day. He's a 13 Ib silky terrier. I read online that the dose is typically 2.5mg-5mg/pound every 12 hours. Is the dosage that my dog was given safe? Also he was given a 15 mg tube of Proviable paste Kp to help combat the antibiotics. This should be given 3x daily. Should i start giving him the paste immediately, or wait until antibiotics are done?

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Most Helpful Answer

Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

Veterinarian

Published on February 19th, 2018

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

You can give the probiotic while you are giving the clindamycin. The dose of clindamycin for dental abscesses is: 5.5-33mg/kg by mouth every 12 hours. He is receiving 25mg/kg,

I hope this helps!

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