amocillian

[slobdog52]

can a cat take human amocillian

[AnnieBrooke]

I don't disagree that if a vet happens to prescribe a medication that is taken by humans, that is fine.  What I was worried about here is that the person does not say the amoxicillin was recommended by the vet, or that a vet has even seen the cat.  Not only are doses an issue, but a vet would have to say what length of time the cat should be on the meds, and especially, whether the meds are even the right thing for the medical issue the cat has.  If the cat has had recurring UTIs and every single time, the vet gave amoxicillin for a ten-day period in a certain dose, and last week when the poster's little son got an infection the doctor prescribed amoxicillin and lo and behold it was the same stuff, and there was a lot left over, and now the cat has a UTI again, I might chance it.  But otherwise, no.  Too easy to miss one's guess about what is wrong and about what would fix it.

[Piparskeggr]

I'll agree, a good vet can prescribe the proper amount of people med for our little animal friends.

Had not thought of the viewpoint you have.

[AppleBr]

I fell like going in the opposite site of my dear folks here, but in my country is very common veterinarians prescribing and adjusting dosages of SOME humane medicines for use in pets.Amoxilina is one of those ...Because humane product is cheaper...

[AppleBr]

Yes they can - since the the VET prescribe this medicine and give you the dosis and time enough for the problem s/he diagnosed.
The humane dosage is excessive for a pet ( even in pediatric medicine) and sometimes is quite hard adjust it for pet weight but sometimes its ok.
Never do it without prescription.

[Piparskeggr]

A human can be treated with veterinary medicines, but an animal can not be treated with human ones.

Veterinary antibiotics are gauged to the animal's weight.

Human meds are gauged to the person's age.

[opus88]

I agree.....whatever type of infection you are trying to treat MUST be susceptible to the right antibiotic...otherwise its useless and only a culture can identify.

plus like annie said, the weight of a cat as in comparison to a human is so much less....if given too much the medication can be toxic and greatly harm the kitty
If given too little it again would be useless

only a Vet can prescribe the correct med and the correct dosage

[dominosarah]

We should never self medicate our pets.  Please get in contact with your vet.

What is going on with your cat?

[AnnieBrooke]

It's never a good idea to give an animal medicine prescribed for a human.  Even if it were the same (and I don't know that it is), how would you know the strength of the mixture when it is configured for a human vs. a cat, and how would you know the dose the cat needs, and how would you even know if the cat needs that medicine and not something else?  See if you can get the cat to a vet or a humane association for a checkup.