Chlamydophila in kittens

Re: Chlamydophila in kittens

Kate Richardson — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:22:00 GMT

5-10mg/kg sid for 3 weeks should be enough.

If eyes sore, then bathing plus also use some lubricant- don't know if you can get topical ocular tetracycline now- was it aureomycin? but you can use that as well but still need oral doxy. Ideally need to treat all in contact cats as well even if not showing signs. People did get excited about azithromycin at one stage but studies showed that doxy produced more dramatic resolution of clinical signs and cessation of shedding compared to azithromycin which only gave partial reduction in shedding.

Re: Chlamydophila in kittens

Sarah Keir — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:04:58 GMT

Thanks Kate. That was my feeling too but I couldn't find anything about it online or in the practice. Is it a 3 or 4 week course?

Re: Chlamydophila in kittens

Kate Richardson — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:00:54 GMT

I would go ahead with doxycycline, most important to treat the disease correctly. I would inform them of the side effects, but as far as I am aware doxycycline is used very frequently in rescue centres in kittens. I'm not sure in reality if it actually does cause that much discolouration? I would use doxy first line in kittens for any upper resp infection as well because it works.