Sentences with phrase «cefovecin injections»

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Cefovecin sodium [Convenia ®; Pfizer Animal Health; USA] is a newly developed, semi-synthetic, extended - spectrum injectable third - generation cephalosporin administered at 8 mg / kg subcutaneously (SC) for the treatment of UTI and skin and soft tissue infections in dogs and cats and it has been approved for subcutaneous (SC) injections in cats since 2006 in EU and 2008 in USA [4,6 - 9].

MADISON, New Jersey, January 23, 2012 — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA - CVM) has approved a new product label for Convenia ® (cefovecin sodium), the single - injection cephalosporin for treatment of common canine and feline bacterial skin infections.

Cefovecin is one of the antimicrobial agents that can be used in lower urinary tract infections and it is easy to administer a single injection.

In a double - blind study, 86 % of dogs treated with CONVENIA ® (cefovecin sodium) required just 1 injection.3

My preference is amoxicillin - clavulanic acid (Clavamox); however, there is an injectible antibiotic formulation called cefovecin (Convenia) in which one injection under the skin provides an entire 14 - day course of treatment and is especially useful in cats that resent oral medication (i.e., every cat on Earth).