How long should my dog take sulfamethoxazole for her condition?

Unfortunately, we are legally prohibited from providing a dose in the absence of a physical exam and VPCR (Veterinarian-Patient-Client Relationship). It is important to have a UTI diagnosed by your veterinarian. A sterile urine sample can be collected and submitted for culture and sensitivity. This may identify the organism responsible as well as the best antibiotic to use in treatment. The SMZ-TMP tabs you have may not be effective against the bacteria. Additionally, inappropriate antibiotic use can lead to resistant bacteria and may complicate any underlying condition which could delay diagnosis.

It is indeed a long treatment course but it would depend on the underlying reason. For example skin diseases/infections may require up to 4 weeks of treatment. Please give us more informations about it to receive more specific answers from us.

Poor girl. Typical treatment time frame is 7 days. However in complicated case of organ damage and brain involvement, pets are at risk of not responding to treatment. Discuss with your vet about Chubs progress so far. Additional supportive therapy may be needed to get her better. I hope that Chubs is able to get well from her infection with amoeba. Best wishes and take care.

On average we will prescribe this medication for 10-14 days, and anything over 21-28 days is not ideal due to the possible permanent effects on the bacterial flora in the gut. I hope that this helps! Take care. : )

Hi, ten days of antibiotics should have cleared the infection by now. Do you still notice signs ? Could she be urinary incontinent ? There is a chance that if the antibiotics were not based on colture and sensitivity they are not the right ones.

Cocoa looks like she has a severe respiratory infection as well and would benefit from a prolonged course of antibiotics for her severe nasal discharge. Assuming that the dewormer given was appropriate for the types of worms/intestinal parasites that she has, she would typically need to be dewormed again in 2 weeks and have a reaper exam to confirm that she is negative for intestinal parasites in approximately 3 weeks. Pyrantel is effective against roundworms, hookworms and whipworms. For Tapeworms, she would need praziquantel or a broad spectrum dewormer such as Drontal Plus. For Giardia she would need metronidazole and Panacur and for coccidia, Albon is the medication of choice. All of these parasites are zoonotic and contagious to people and other dogs as well. Diligent handwashing after handling is recommended, as is diligent environmental cleanup as she can easily become re-infected if she walks back over stool left in the backyard and licks her paws. Good luck and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Hello, this depends on what kind of GI condition you are referring to. If you are treating a GI condition with antibiotics, well, this should improve within a week of treatment. If you are speaking about side effects associated with antibiotic administration, then this would like persist until the effect of that antibiotic has subsided. This may take several days to clear up. If her GI condition does not improve within the next 3-5 days, then have her evaluated by your veterinarian soon. Hope this helps and best of luck.