RE: Cefovecin in pigmy hedgehog

Rob Loxley — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:52:00 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]of course its one injection for 2 weeks[/quote]

in cats and dogs; for example I read a study on rabbits where the halflife was massively shorter than for cats and dogs

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]I can't see any reason why not but anyone got more info on this[/quote]

I think it is that 'small mammals' covers a large range of species, including guinea pigs and rabbits and from the licensing data "Cefovecin is an antibiotic, which can be toxic to rodents, as demonstrated in guinea pigs, due to the destruction of the natural flora of their intestinal tracts. Therefore the use of this product in small herbivores (including guinea pigs and rabbits) is contraindicated, and section 4.3 of the SPC includes a contraindication to this effect." and the BSAVA formularly has extended this to 'small mammals'?

RE: Cefovecin in pigmy hedgehog

Michael Woodhouse — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:10:10 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]I can't see any reason why not [/quote]

It's a 3rd generation cephalosporin, that's a good enough reason for me. Quite happy to have never used the product.