How to Treat Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria With Excenel RTU

Excenel Ready to Use (RTU) is an antibiotic for use in pigs and cattle. It is designed to use in pigs in certain cases of bacterial respiratory disease. The drug can also be used for cows, in cases of bacterial respiratory disease, acute interdigital necrobacillosis and acute metritis. The product contains ceftiofur hydrochloride as an active ingredient and should not be used in animals that are hypersensitive to the drug. Ceftiofur hydrochloride is part of the cephalosporin group and has an effect on a broad range of bacteria, spanning the Gram-positive and Gram-negative groups.

Things You'll Need

  • Excenel RTU
  • Sterile hypodermic needle
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Instructions

    • 1

      Get a vet to diagnose the ailment and order the use of the antibiotic for the animal to be treated. If you are not approved to administer the drug, do not attempt to do so as it could be dangerous for the animal.

    • 2

      Make sure you do not administer the drug to calves that are destined for veal slaughter, as the product is not approved for those animals. However, the product may be used in lactating dairy cattle.

    • 3

      Follow the instructions on the product information insert specific to the drug. For swine, the injection should be intramuscular, and for cows, the injection can be intramuscular or subcutaneous. Shake the vial before use to uniformly mix the ingredients.

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      Use a sterile syringe to draw up the solution. Follow the instructions of the syringe manufacturers as to the correct sterile procedure.

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      Follow the dose guidelines laid out in the product instructions and the opinion of the vet. The dose will depend on the size and type of animal, severity of the disease, susceptibility of the infecting bacteria and response of the animal to the drug. Do not inject more than 15 milliliters of the antibiotic at any one site.

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      Repeat the dosage guidelines as stated on the instruction insert. The antibiotic will take three or more days to work. Complete the minimum three-day course of antibiotics, even if the animal appears to be cured, unless directed by a veterinarian, to reduce the chance of drug resistance developing.

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      Refrain from sending the animal to slaughter for some time so the drug can be eliminated from the body. For pigs, this will take four days from the date of the last treatment; it will take three days for cows.