ShantisMom Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I think I need a refill and wondered if it is for humans and Wal Mart might have it cheaper. I am not finding it though. It is also called Enrofolaxcocin? Anyone know? Quote The Girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I think it's currently only FDA approved for use in animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmswartzfager Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 According to Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, there are no human-labeled products. Quote Deanna with galgo Willow, greyhound Finn, and DH BrianRemembering Marcus (11/16/93 - 11/16/05), Tyler (2/3/01 - 11/6/06), Frazzle (7/2/94 - 7/23/07), Carrie (5/8/96 - 2/24/09), Blitz (3/28/97 - 6/10/11), Symbra (12/30/02 - 7/16/13), Scarlett (10/10/02 - 08/31/13), Wren (5/25/01 - 5/19/14), Rooster (3/7/07 - 8/28/18), Q (2008 - 8/31/19), and Momma Mia (2002 - 12/9/19). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 No, it's not a human med. If you need it, check Petscriptions.com and then ask your vet to price match. Great antibiotic but it is expensive.(at the vet anyway) I'm at the vet this afternoon and will be getting it once again for bo-peep Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Baytril is enrofloxacin, which belongs to the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics- which includes such fave-raves as everyone's anthrax-beater "Cipro." FDA approval is strictly for animals; they pulled it from poultry use a couple of years back, when concerns were raised that throwing fluoroquinolones down the gullet of the animals on which we feed might not be a good idea because of bacterial resistance. If expense is a serious consideration, you might ask your vet if Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is a suitable substitute, what with them both being in the same class of drugs. However, Cipro is labeled for use in humans, and not pets; its use in companion animals is strictly off-label. Alternatively, the Merck Veterinary Manual advises that enrofloxacin, orbifloxacin (Orbax), difloxacin (Dicural), and marbofloxacin (Zeniquin) are all approved for treatment of UTIs in dogs. I suspect none of these are off-patent and, therefore, will be just as expensive or moreso than Baytril. The Wal-Mart page on the subject advises both 250 mg and 500 mg ciprofloxacin fall under their $4 scrip policy. I do not see any others in the fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Zema has had Cipro and Zeniquin. Don't remember what the Cipro cost us. The Zeniquin made Baytril look like baby aspirin :lol . Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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