🐾 Tylosin-50 solution, 20 ml

Tylosin is active against most gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria, including E. coli, Bacillus anthracis, Pasteurella spp., Haemophilus spp., Leptospira spp., Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Erysipelothrix spp., Corynebacterium spp., Mycoplasma spp., Chlamydia spp., Treponema spp.

Indications

Treatment of acute bacterial and yeast ear infections (mainly otitis externa), superficial dermatitis, eczemas of the auricles and ear canal in dogs and cats.

Composition

Injectable 5% solution, 1 ml of which contains 50 mg of tylosin in base form as an active ingredient, as well as auxiliary components: propanediol, benzyl alcohol and water for injection.

How to take, the dosage

Tilosin 50 is administered to animals only intramuscularly once a day for 3 to 5 days at the following doses: cattle – 5 – 10 mg/kg animal weight, pigs – 10 mg/kg animal weight, sheep and goats – 10 – 12 mg/kg animal weight, dogs and cats – 5 – 10 mg/kg animal weight. In case of repeated use, the injection site should be changed.

Special Instructions

Slaughter of animals for meat to which Tilozin 50 was administered shall be allowed not earlier than 8 days after cessation of drug administration. Meat of animals slaughtered before expiry of specified period shall be used to feed carnivorous animals or for production of meat and bone meal. Milk obtained from animals during the period of Tilozin 50 administration and before expiry of 4 days after the last drug administration shall not be used for food purposes. Such milk may be used for feeding animals.

Contraindications

Increased individual sensitivity to the drug. It is not recommended to use Tilosin 50 simultaneously with tiamulin, clindamycin, levomycetin, penicillins (especially with ampicillin and oxacillin), cephalosporins and lincomycin due to the pronounced reduction of antibacterial effect of Tilosin.

Side effects

Very rare allergic reactions are possible in pigs in the form of erythema, itching, respiratory phenomena, mild edema with slight prolapse of the rectum, which quickly pass after discontinuation of the drug.