Among the many tetracycline antibiotics in Russia and the CIS, Nitox 200 is widely used. This drug is used to treat almost all types of farm animals when they detect infectious diseases with a bacterial etiology, as well as for the treatment and prevention of secondary infections that occur with viral diseases. The drug "Nitox" for animals (instructions for use, indications and dosage) is discussed in detail in this article.
Description
To begin with, it should be noted that the professional drug "Nitox 200" is protected by a patent. It looks like an injection, representing a viscous sterile brown liquid. It has a characteristic odor.
It is used to treat diseases among cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs.
Indications for use
When is Nitox used for animals? The instruction indicates that the drug is used for treatment or prophylactic measures to prevent infectious diseases, but only those caused by pathogens sensitive to oxytetracycline. And also for the prevention and treatment of secondary developing infections against a background of viral diseases.
In pigs, the drug is used to treat pneumonia, pleurisy, erysipelas, purulent arthritis, umbilical sepsis, mastitis, rhinitis, abscesses and postpartum infections.
Sheep and goats treat hoof rot, mastitis, peritonitis, pneumonia, enzootic abortion and wound infections.
Nitox 200 has proven itself to be excellent for cattle.
Its use is possible in the case of pneumonia, mastitis, anaplasmosis, pleurisy, hoof rot and other diseases of the extremities, diphtheria, conjunctivitis, wound infections.
Composition
One milliliter of the drug contains 200 mg of the active substance - oxytetracycline. The composition also includes some other excipients.
Pharmacological properties
The active active ingredient of the drug - oxytetracycline - has a bacteriostatic effect on many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including streptococci, clostridia and staphylococci, salmonella, actinobacteria, chlamydia, spirochetes, pasteurella, fusobacteria and others.
The drug has a long-lasting effect, due to the complex of oxytetracycline and magnesium.
With intramuscular injection, the active substance is instantly absorbed from the injection site and after 40-60 minutes reaches the maximum possible concentration in organs and tissues. The therapeutic level of the drug in the blood is maintained for three days.
Oxytetracycline is excreted from the body with biological fluids (urine, bile), and in recently born animals, partially with milk.
According to GOST, which distributes medicines for animals to various hazard classes, Nitox refers to substances that are moderately hazardous (this is hazard class 3).
Contraindications
The main factor limiting the use of Nitox is hypersensitivity to the active substance or other components of the drug.
In addition, the simultaneous use of the drug and corticosteroids, estrogens is not recommended. Since antibiotics of the penicillin and cephalosporin series can significantly reduce the antibacterial effect of tetracycline, their combined use is prohibited.
You can not use Nitox to treat horses, dogs, cats and other pets with kidney failure.
Restrictions during and after taking the drug
There are some restrictions on the use of cattle and small cattle products, which introduced Nitox for animals. The instruction indicates that slaughter for meat can be carried out no earlier than 20 days after using the drug. If the animal was forcedly killed before the expiration of this period, then it is allowed to produce meat and bone meal or given to feed carnivores.
Milk from cows, sheep and goats is not eaten and is not processed for at least a week after the injection of Nitox. However, during this period, milk can be thermally processed and used to feed animals.
Personal Prevention
Any work that uses animal medicines, including Nitox 200, must be carried out with the observance of personal hygiene and safety instructions. Work with the drug only with gloves on. In case of accidental contact with eyes or skin, wipe it off with a cotton swab and rinse the area with plenty of running water.
Store the drug in a closed and dark place inaccessible to children.
Dosage and route of administration
The indisputable advantage of Nitox is the need for a single administration. And only in rare cases, the injection can be repeated after 72 hours.
The drug is injected deep into the muscle. The dose is set at the rate of 1 ml of Nitox per 10 kg of animal weight.
There are restrictions for the introduction of Nitox 200 at one point in the body. For cattle, the use of 20 ml of the drug is the maximum dose for administration in one place on the body, for pigs - 8-10 ml, for small cattle - 5 ml.
Drug response
After the introduction of the drug, allergic reactions may occur. A small erythema and itching may appear at the injection site. In most cases, such reactions pass quickly and without external intervention. However, in extreme cases or in case of an overdose, the introduction of intravenous calcium preparations is recommended.
Price
How much does the Nitox drug cost? The price of this tool varies depending on the region and the trading platform, but on average it is from 45 to 55 rubles per 1 bottle of 20 ml. It is made by the Nita-Farm company.
Benefits
Firstly, the drug has a very wide spectrum of action and is very effective against most infections of farm animals. Secondly, the cost of treatment is beneficial, since in the vast majority of cases, the course of treatment is 1 injection. Thirdly, the patented production technology allows you to maintain quality at the highest level. And finally, the special composition and dosage form allows antibiotic therapy to be provided for several days.
So, in this article the drug "Nitox" for animals was examined in detail, instructions for its use, especially the introduction and dosage. Currently, Nitox is a market leader in veterinary medicine due to its undeniable advantages.