Instructions for taking Ditrim
Ditrim is a drug used to treat and prevent various bacterial diseases. It is often used by farmers to treat their pets.
How to take Ditrim
If you follow all the rules for the use of this medication, it can cure a number of dangerous diseases, as well as coccidiosis in rabbits. It is important to know all the features of such a drug, as well as read the instructions. This and much more will be discussed in this article.
What is Ditrim
Dithrim is a drug that has an extensive antibacterial level of action. It is used for the treatment of respiratory tract, intestinal and other diseases in small rabbits. It contains components such as trimethoprim and sulfadimezin. They are able to effectively and efficiently fight pathogenic microorganisms.
The drug has several advantages:
- strong double effect on microbes;
- absence of harmful substances in the composition;
- kills all disease-causing microbes.
The action of the drug is able to cover a large number of bacteria, both positive and negative, as well as coccids, streptococci and Klebsiella.
Ditrim is a light yellow liquid solution. Its use is allowed intramuscularly, as well as by ingestion. Sold in thick glass bottles of 20, 50 and 100 ml. Instructions for use are included in the packaging for each drug.
Pharmacological features
The active elements of the drug are able to destroy acid metabolism, which is necessary for the life and work of foreign microorganisms. By such actions, the medicine is able to provide an antibacterial effect. When Dietrim has already been introduced into the body of rabbits, it very quickly passes into the bloodstream and reaches bad and diseased tissues.
Features of Dithrim
The positive effect is observed within a few hours after the injection. The drug stays in the body for 18-24 hours. Ditrim leaves the body at the time when the pet went to the toilet, and if it is a female, then simultaneously with milk. A similar drug is prescribed for both large animals and small animals. Ditrim is also prescribed to rabbits during the period of infection with coccidiosis.
Mode of application
For rabbits, Ditrim is not injected under the skin, but is administered orally. It is used as a liquid aqueous solution.
During treatment, 2 types of reception are allowed:
- watering sick rabbits for 55 days;
- give the medicine for the first 3 days, then take a break also in 2 days and resume taking it as for the first time.
If the medicine is used correctly, as written in the instructions, then there are no side effects.
There may be slight inflammation and infiltrates, but when the treatment is over, these manifestations go away on their own. If the dosage is increased, the pet will have renal and gastrointestinal dysfunction. After such reactions, treatment with Ditrim is stopped and treatment with rehabilitation drugs begins.
Bad sides of the drug
Like other medications, Ditrim for rabbits has side effects and contraindications. In order to avoid unpleasant surprises, you do not need to arbitrarily increase the dose, it is better to follow the instructions for use. In some pets, a small red rash may appear at the injection site, but it can go away on its own after a while.
In case of an overdose of the drug, you should generally stop giving it to your pet and start treating it with vitamins.
Ditrim should not be taken concurrently with other medicines, such as:
- aminobenzoic acid;
- novocaine;
- anesthesin;
- procaine;
- benzocaine.
It is also strictly prohibited to mix several drugs in one syringe.
Finally, this medicine is not prescribed to animals that are hypersensitive to sulfonamides, as well as to females during pregnancy and to animals with kidney and liver disease.
Special instructions and rules
When working with this medication, you should follow basic safety rules. Be sure to wear sterile gloves. If the solution gets on a bare place on the body, immediately rinse it thoroughly with water.
Also, you can not enter Ditrim mixed with other drugs, this is indicated in the instructions for use.
Rules for the use of the drug
How to store the medicine correctly? The drug should be kept away from children in a place where the temperature is between 5 ° C and 25 ° C. If you adhere to all the rules, then the drug will be suitable for a couple of years. Opened packaging should be used 28 days before.
Instructions for use
Among the people who breed rabbits, Ditrim has become quite popular. He perfectly treats this type of animal from coccidiosis.
Instructions with rules for use must be attached to the drug. It is worthwhile to correctly comply with all the requirements that are written in it. Ditrim's instructions for use are simple, but require strict implementation.
First you need to transplant sick rabbits into separate cages, then carefully review the rest of the animals for the presence of the disease. Pets with suspicion are set aside for 30 days separately. When there are dead animals, it is advisable to dissect them to make sure the diagnosis is correct.
You can give rabbits a drink:
- for 5 days without interruption;
- to drink for the first 3 days, then a 4-5 break, and then again 3 days.
The prepared solution should be used within 24 hours.